Training and Education

Before Hospice Casa Sperantei began in Brasov in 1992, there was no concept of hospice or palliative care in Romania. Hospices of Hope changed that. 16 years later Hospice Casa Sperantei is now a Centre of Excellence and is described as a 'Beacon of Hope' for all of south-eastern Europe.

Still, the majority of patients, adults and children, who suffer with a terminal illness do not have the type of care they really need. Hospices of Hope want to see this concept of care extend throughout Romania and also in the surrounding countries where hospice care services are minimal or even non-existent.

As well as providing hospice care to those who so desparately need it, training and education is key to ensuring this provision of specialist services is extended throughout Romania and south-eastern Europe.

Hospice Casa Sperantei was born by training one nurse, Gabi, within the region of Brasov in hospice care.

Over the years...

Since one trained nurse, 15 years ago, Hospices of Hope has established the Princess Diana Education Centre in Brasov hosting medical and social care staff from all over eastern Europe and providing palliative care courses. In 2002, Casa Sperantei opened an in-patient training Hospice.

In 2004, The Nicholas Edeleanu Institute and Resource Centre opened in Bucharest providing a further training and education facility.

In 2006, we opened BELHospice, a hospice care service in Belgrade, Serbia, and with funding from Prue Dufour, a pioneer of palliative care in Great Britain, opened a further training facility, the Prue Dufour Education Centre for those involved in medical and social care of patients suffering with terminal illnesses.

Hospices of Hope continue to see training and educaiton as a key element of extending hospice care through the region and through their 'Country Partners' support medical staff coming to the UK to study more advanced Palliative Care courses.