Volunteers are vital – but managing and training new joiners shouldn’t drain your resources. With Blue Stream Academy's Hospice training subscription, you’ll gain access to a number of free hospice training licences for anyone in a volunteer role, followed by discounted volunteer hospice care training and system access, helping you onboard more efficiently while keeping costs down.

Supporting Volunteers with Cost-Effective Hospice Training

Empower your volunteers with the tools they need, without stretching your team or your budget.

The Growing Importance of Hospice Volunteers

Across the UK, hospices rely heavily on volunteers to deliver essential support. According to Hospice UK, there are more than 125,000 people volunteering in hospices, contributing time worth an estimated £200 million annually. From fundraising and administration to hands-on patient support, volunteers form the backbone of hospice services. However, as demand for palliative and end-of-life care increases with an ageing population, hospices face mounting pressure to balance resources, compliance, and training.

Streamlined Hospice Volunteer Training

Get your new volunteers up to speed quickly with our user-friendly platform. Our cost-effective subscription includes access to CPD-certified hospice training courses, including volunteer-specific topics, covering everything from communication skills and confidentiality to infection control. It’s everything they need to feel confident and prepared, all in one place.

Training in a Changing Healthcare Landscape

Recent years have seen rising regulatory expectations in health and social care, with training standards emphasising patient safety, safeguarding, and infection control. Hospices are increasingly expected to demonstrate compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) requirements, meaning consistent training for both paid staff and volunteers is no longer optional – it’s essential. Many providers report challenges in ensuring all volunteers receive the same level of induction and ongoing development. Digital platforms offer a practical solution by standardising delivery while reducing administrative burdens.

Suitable for Hospices, Hospice at Home, and End of Life Care Providers

Suitable for hospices, hospice at home, and end of life care providers, our eLearning and Management Platform strives to provide high quality resources to any healthcare professionals supporting patients and their families experiencing a terminal illness. With healthcare and social care professionals at the forefront of care planning and emotional support, it is essential to ensure they are equipped with the highest quality resources and support themselves.

Shortened Training for Hospices Volunteers

Alongside our range of high-quality training programmes designed specifically for healthcare, social care, and palliative care professionals, we have also developed a series of short, essential training courses, designed specifically for hospice volunteers:

Communication for Volunteers
Dementia for Volunteers
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for Volunteers
Fire Safety for Volunteers
Health and Safety for Volunteers
Infection Control for Volunteers
Ladder Safety for Volunteers
Mental Health Awareness for Volunteers
Moving and Assisting for Volunteers
Safeguarding Adults for Volunteers
Safeguarding Children for Volunteers
Slips, Trips and Falls for Volunteers

More Impact, Less Admin

Save valuable time with built-in tracking and reporting tools that let you monitor volunteer progress at a glance. With discounted access and tailored content, you’ll reduce training overhead while ensuring every volunteer meets the highest standards of care. With our leading reporting and management system, you can access over 18 live training and compliance reports, with filterable options to gain valuable insights into different role and topic uptake.

Each of our hospice care training online course completions automatically records in our management system, whilst also providing users with individual course completion and CPD certificates.

Looking Ahead

The hospice sector continues to evolve in response to demographic shifts, funding pressures, and rising demand for palliative care. Ensuring volunteers are well-trained and supported will remain critical, not just for patient safety, but also for staff wellbeing and service sustainability. By investing in accessible, high-quality training, hospices can future-proof their services and continue to provide the compassionate, person-centred care that patients and families depend on.

Click here to contact Blue Stream Academy's friendly team for more information on our Hospice eLearning and Management Platform today.

Cut Costs, Not Corners with Your Hospice Training