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An introduction to key skills required for health care assistants working with people with long term health conditions. This half day course aims to develop care staff to become knowledgeable, safe practitioners within their scope of practice and know when to escalate their concerns.

Recognise changes in people earlier, prevent deterioration and access expert help earlier, prevent further problems developing and unnecessary hospital admissions. 

The course covers;

How to prevent issues such as constipation and pressure area damage

Caring for a person with a urinary catheter, stoma or PEG tube

How to recognise risk factors and reduce the risk

How to recognise early signs and symptoms of problems

How to prevent further deterioration

Understand the consequences of deterioration

Know when to ask for help

Half day course- 3 hours

Theory and group discussion

Practice scenarios

The chance to explore the equipment used and understand how it functions.

Certificated course.

This course is aimed at all staff responsible for writing and reviewing care plans. Care plans are not just a tick-box exercise. They are a vital part of keeping your patients/clients safe and a communication tool to keep your colleagues up to date. Learn to make your care plans meaningful and useful. 

Course content;

What is a care plan and why do we need one?

What should we include?

Benefits of good care planning

Risks of ineffective care planning

Reviewing care plans

Legalities of documentation

Care plan writing practice

Half day course- 3 hours

Theory and group discussion

Practice scenarios

This is a certificated course.

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This course introduces the principles of palliative and end of life care to nurses and health & social care staff who are new to caring for palliative patients/clients. It is also a useful refresher for those who have worked in this field before but are wanting an update.

The course aims to educate staff on the principles of good care in the last year of life and how to communicate and collaborate effectively with other members of the multi-disciplinary team who are usually involved at this time in a persons life.

The course covers;

Having a common language- communicating and collaborating with other professionals

Recognising advancing disease – how to recognise different phases of the last year of life

Introduction to advance care planning & best interests decision making including ‘Do not resuscitate’ discussions

Care planning & review in the last year of life

Care in the final days- symptom management & supporting loved ones

Last offices

Half day course- 3 hours

Theory and group discussion

Practice scenarios

Certificated course.

The term venepuncture describes the procedure of inserting a needle into a vein, usually for the purpose of withdrawing blood for haematological, biochemical or bacteriological analysis. There is great benefit in familiar staff performing this procedure, for example where clients have dementia or a learning disability or where it is helpful to take bloods at a time to suit the client. Staff who perform this task do not need to be qualified nurses or doctors but they do need to have attended training in theory and practice. This course covers the anatomy and physiology of veins, how to select a suitable vein, care & use of equipment, performing the procedure, consent, infection control, facilitating access, managing risks & complication.

This is a 3 hour course which includes practice on dummies and is part 1 of a 2 part course. Part 2 takes place in the workplace where the practitioner performs witnessed draws according to their organisations policy.  

When an expected death occurs, registered nurses and other allied health professionals such as paramedics can verify that death has occurred, providing they have undergone the appropriate training. This is different to certifying the cause of death, which must be done by a doctor. This course equips registered nurses with the knowledge and skills to confirm that death has occurred and to take the appropriate actions following an expected death.

Course Content;

The difference between an expected and an unexpected death

Recognise when nurse verification of death should not take place

The procedure for verifying that death has occurred

Understand the consequences of the role expansion

Know when to refer a death to the coroner

The documentation required when verifying a death

Half day course- 3 hours

Theory and group discussion

Practice scenarios

Certificated course.

The course is part 1 of a 2-part process. Following attendance at the theory session, the attendees employer must support them in achieving the required number of witnessed verifications to enable them to meet the requirements of their local policy. While there is no legal requirement to review, it is recommended that the employing organisation check at their annual appraisal (or sooner if any issues arise) that the attendee remains competent and assesses whether update training is required.

All of our courses are cross-referenced to the Care Certificate so that you can map the progress of your staff if they are working towards completing this.

Standard 1; Understanding your role and scope of practice

Standard 2; Developing yourself as a professional 

Standard 3; Your duty of care to the people you look after

Standard 4; Recognising your commitment to equality & diversity

Standard 5; Working in a person-centred way

Standard 6; Consent & overcoming barriers to communication

Standard 7; Maintaining privacy & dignity

Standard 8; The importance of nutrition and hydration

Standard 9; Understanding the impact on your care of mental health issues such as dementia

Standard 10 & 11 ; Know your responsibility in relation to safeguarding adults and children

Standard 12; Know how to recognise deterioration 

Standard 13; Recognise risks and prevent them where possible, know how to respond to maintain a safe environment for people in your care and your colleagues

Standard 14; Understand your responsibility to maintain confidentiality for the people in your care

Standard 15; Infection Control

CPD; The Nursing & Midwifery Council require nurses to have completed 35 hours of training/education, 20 of which must be face to face with another practitioner, as part of the revalidation process every 3 years.

We suggest that nurses write written reflections of their learning and how they have put it into practice to evidence how this course meets their CPD requirements.

https://www.nmc.org.uk/revalidation/requirements/cpd/

 Our SHORT BREAK topics are;

Understanding dementia

Understanding diabetes

Preventing pressure sores

Understanding heart failure

Introduction to End of Life Care

Understanding spinal injury

Looking after someone with a catheter

Looking after someone with a stoma

Looking after someone with a PEG tube

Advance Care Planning for End of Life Care

All sessions last approximately one hour, they are held locally in Warrington, venues may vary across the town.

All sessions take place during the day.

All sessions include a cup of tea/coffee and a biscuit or 2.

Sessions are relaxed and informal with no need to write, take tests or pass a course.What you want from the session is up to you.We usually have about 5 people on each session.Contact us by phone or email to discuss and book.

All sessions £25 per person. We reserve the right to cancel sessions if there are insufficient numbers.