{"id":941,"date":"2026-09-04T11:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T08:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dignityproject.eu\/?p=941"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:50:17","slug":"project-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dignityproject.eu\/nl\/project-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Seven organisations from five European countries have joined forces to tackle one of healthcare’s fastest growing challenges: ensuring that more people can receive high quality palliative care in their own homes. The newly launched DIGNITY (<\/span>Enhancing Domiciliary Palliative Care through European Vocational Education and Training Excellence<\/span><\/i>) project will develop the first transnational vocational training programme designed specifically for professionals delivering end of life care at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Forward-Looking Projects programme, the 30-month initiative aims to strengthen workforce skills, improve care quality, and help address shortages affecting palliative care services across Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bridging the Gap in Home Palliative Care<\/b><\/p>\n

Population ageing, longer life expectancy and the increasing prevalence of chronic illnesses are placing growing pressure on health and social care systems. While many people express a preference to spend their final months at home, access to trained professionals capable of providing specialised domiciliary palliative care remains uneven across Europe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The DIGNITY project responds to an urgent need to better prepare the professionals who support patients and families during one of the most sensitive stages of life. By creating a common European training framework, the project seeks to improve both the quality of care and the resilience of the workforce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The project will create a new vocational qualification entitled <\/span>\u201cPalliative Care and DIGNITY at the End of Life at Home\u201d,<\/b> aligned with European qualification standards to facilitate recognition of skills across participating countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Innovative Solutions and Expected Impact<\/b><\/p>\n

Over the next two and a half years, the DIGNITY consortium will:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Analyse workforce needs and skills gaps in participating countries<\/span> \u00a02. Develop a modern training curriculum combining clinical, digital and psychosocial competencies<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Pilot the programme with educators, students and healthcare professionals 4. support the long-term integration of the qualification into vocational education and training systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The initiative is expected to benefit vocational education providers, healthcare professionals, home care organisations, students, policymakers and, ultimately, patients and families requiring end of life care at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The consortium is coordinated by <\/span>Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Beja (Portugal)<\/b> and brings together seven organisations with expertise in higher education, vocational training, healthcare and innovation<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • MSLETB – Mayo College of Further Education and Training<\/b> \u2013 Ireland<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Hoger Instituut voor Verpleegkunde Sint Elisabeth (HIVSET)<\/b> \u2013 Belgium<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Siauliu technologiju mokymo centras (STMC)<\/b> \u2013 Lithuania<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Associa\u00e7\u00e3o Portuguesa de Cuidados Paliativos (APCP)<\/b> \u2013 Portugal<\/span><\/li>\n
    • INOVA+ – Innovation Services, SA<\/b> \u2013 Portugal<\/span><\/li>\n
    • CARDET<\/b> \u2013 Cyprus\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Follow our updates on LinkedIn and Instagram using <\/span>#DIGNITYproject<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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