In-House Training

The below in-house courses are a selection of what we can provide for your Organisation. For further details please contact our office via the form at the bottom of this page.

Other courses are available on enquiry.

Basic Life Support, Anaphylaxis & AED

No.: Maximum of 12 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

Basic Life Support

➢ Assess an airway and using a chin lift/head tilt procedure, open an airway

➢ Assess for normal breathing

➢ Adult resuscitation

➢ Child resuscitation

➢ Baby resuscitation

➢ Choking and correct intervention (includes babies)

➢ The recovery position

Anaphylaxis

➢ Sign and symptoms

➢ Treatment – The amount of adrenalin to be administered in a medical setting

➢ Use of auto injectors

➢ Anatomy and physiology of anaphylaxis

AED

➢ Normal/Life threatening heart conductions

➢ Dangers and safety issues when using an AED

➢ Simulated practical cardiac arrest scenario using an AED machine

Catheterisation - Initiation

No.: Maximum of 12 attendees per session
Duration: Full Day session

Overview:

➢ Who can Catheterise and competencies

➢ Anatomy and Physiology of Urinary Tract

➢ Rationale for Catheterisation

➢ Penile Sheaths

➢ Male and Female Catheterisation

➢ Suprapubic Catheters

➢ Catheter Care

➢ Catheter Valves

➢ Advantages and Common Problems

➢ Bladder Instillation

➢ How to obtain a urine sample

➢ Bladder Washouts

➢ When to seek further help

➢ Video and Practical demonstration

➢ Opportunity to practice on manikins

➢ Advice re: available products on market

Catheterisation - Refresher

No.: Maximum of 12 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

➢ Anatomy and Physiology of Urinary Tract

➢ Penile Sheaths

➢ Male and Female Catheterisation

➢ Catheter Care

➢ Advantages and Common Problems

➢ Bladder Instillation

➢ How to obtain a urine sample

➢ When to seek further help

➢ Video and Practical demonstration

➢ Opportunity to practice on manikins

➢ Advice re: available products on market

Dementia

No.: Full day session – Maximum of 40 attendees per session
Half-Day session – Maximum of 12 attendees per session

Overview: 

Training can include;

➢ Planning

➢ Awareness

➢ Management

Final agenda to be discussed between organisation and trainer, to identify skill levels and staff job roles of delegates.

Diabetes – Advanced

No.: Maximum of 12 attendees per session
Duration: Full Day session

Overview: 

Training can cover;

➢ Diabetes Awareness

➢ What is Type 1&2

➢ Hypoglycaemia

➢ Hyperglycaemia

➢ What is diabetes

➢ Methods to determine diabetes (tests)

➢ Progression of the disease (circulation, eyes, loss of limbs)

➢ Care of diabetes ulcers

➢ Injection of insulin (to be discussed between organisation and trainer, to identify skill levels and staff job roles).

➢ Covering injecting for registered nurses

Diabetes – Awareness

No.: Maximum of 40 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

Training will cover Dementia Awareness

Enteral Feeding (Peg Feeding)

No.: Maximum of 12 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

➢ Use of equipment and how to attach a giving set

➢ Anatomy and physiology

➢ Purpose of enteral feeding

➢ Risks and complications

➢ Infection control

➢ Neurological problems

➢ Different types of enteral tubes and the care and maintenance of them

➢ Indications and contra indications of enteral feeding

➢ The care of naso gastric tube and implementing balloon gastrostomy

➢ Procedure for administering food

➢ Recognising, dealing with and reporting complications

➢ Competency framework

➢ Documentation and record keeping

Epilepsy Awareness

Duration:

Covering Epilepsy Awareness (all areas listed below)

Half-day session – Maximum of 20 attendees
Full-day session – Maximum of 40 attendees

Covering Epilepsy Awareness & Rectal Diazepam or Buccal Diazepam

Half-day session – Maximum of 12 attendees

Covering Epilepsy Awareness & Rectal Diazepam and Buccal Diazepam

Full-day session – Maximum of 12 attendees

Overview:

➢ What is epilepsy

➢ Background

➢ Who has epilepsy

➢ SUDEP

➢ Diagnosis

➢ Causes of epilepsy

➢ Types of seizures

➢ Seizure Triggers

➢ Factors

➢ Types of Treatment

➢ First Aid for Seizures

➢ Practical demonstration and Video

Fire Awareness

No.: Maximum of 30 attendees per session
Duration: 1 hour

Fire Warden (no fire extinguisher training)

No.: Maximum of 30 attendees per session
Duration: 2 hours

Infection Control

No.: Maximum of 12 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

➢ Basic knowledge of Infection Control Strategies

➢ Recognition of higher risks

➢ Cleaning procedures

➢ Keeping a tidy and clean workplace

➢ Process for use and disposal of PPE and waste

➢ Hand Washing

➢ Reporting

➢ Air flow controls

➢ Sterilisation

➢ Employees Health

➢ Disposal of clinical waste

➢ Decontamination of equipment

➢ Segregation of clean and dirty equipment

➢ Regulations applicable to Infection Control

➢ Identify risk areas around Infection Control

Intermediate Life Support

No.: Maximum of 12 attendees per session
Duration: Full Day session

Overview:

➢ Anatomy & Physiology of airway and breathing

➢ Airway positioning – chin lift/head tilt, chin lift no head tilt, jaw thrust, recovery position

➢ Adult CPR can include Child and Infant

➢ The safe and effective use of oropharyngeal suction, oropharyngeal airways, I-Gels if required,

➢ Resuscitation using bag valve and mask, pocket masks.

➢ Oxygen/gas equipment

➢ Maintenance of the cylinder/flow meter

➢ Administration (masks, flow rates)

➢ Safety

➢ Anatomy & Physiology of the heart and conduction system

➢ Causes of arrest, arrest arrhythmias

➢ Basic adult/child/infant resuscitation

➢ Theory of advisory defibrillation

➢ Review of AED machine

➢ Algorithms for arrest scenario

➢ Practical session on a manikin

➢ Simulated adult arrest using basic CPR and advisory defibrillator

➢ Anaphylactic reaction

Manual Handling – including hoisting

Duration:
Initiation: Full Day – Maximum of 6 attendees
Refresher: Half Day – Maximum of 12 attendees

Overview:

➢ Basic principles of safer handling

➢ Cost of Manual handling incidents for employers and employees

➢ Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1999

➢ Guidelines for lifting and lowering – Male and Female

➢ Understanding your back – How it works, and, how to keep it healthy

➢ Prevention of musculoskeletal problems

➢ Risk Assessment

➢ Casualty Handling

MCA and DoLS

No.: Maximum of 12 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

➢ To provide an overview and understanding of the Mental Capacity Act

➢ Understand how ‘mental capacity’ is determined

➢ Understand when and how the MCA is applied

➢ Understand the safeguards that need to be in place

➢ Assessment of Capacity

➢ Documentation

➢ Next of Kin, Best Interest

➢ Advance Decisions

➢ Lasting Power of Attorney & Deputies

➢ The Public Guardian & Advocacy

➢ What is a deprivation of liberty?

➢ Restraint and restrictions

➢ Court of Protection

➢ Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards

➢ Assessment Procedure

➢ When DoLS cannot be used

➢ Authorisation

Restraint & Challenging Behaviour

No.: Maximum of 30 attendees per session
Duration: 2-Day session

Overview:

➢ Dementia awareness

➢ Challenging behaviour

➢ Staff and Patient Safety

➢ Restraint

➢ Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty

➢ BREAK away – Theory

➢ How to de-escalate including exit strategies, what is restraint?

➢ What is reasonable force? What is legal restraint?

➢ How to maintain safety of the resident and staff member

➢ Recognition of challenging behaviour

➢ Importance of ABC charts in completing and using them to identify triggers and trends and the importance of documenting even what is now regarded as ‘normal’ for the resident

➢ DOLS – what it is and how to get one

➢ Support services available to staff

Safeguarding – Adult Level 3

No.: Maximum of 40 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

➢ Legislation and official guidance:

• Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults (POVA) Scheme 2004

• Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006

• No Secrets – The Protection of Vulnerable Adults 2000 & 2009

• Care Standards Act 2000

• The Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005

• The Human Rights Act 1998

• The Equality Act 2010

➢ Definition of term ‘Vulnerable Adult’

➢ Different types of abuse; Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Financial, Institutional, Neglectful, Discriminatory

➢ Key signs / indicators / patterns of abuse

➢ Case studies (potentially group work)

➢ How MCA & DoLS support Safeguarding Adults

➢ MARAC – Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference

➢ Radicalisation support

➢ Reporting abuse – Risk assessments, Health & Safety and No Secrets Act

➢ Consent

Sepsis Awareness

No.: Maximum of 20 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

➢ To increase knowledge and awareness of sepsis

➢ To recognise signs and symptoms in adults and children and escalate appropriately to a clinician.

➢ Scenarios representation to a GP reception both face to face and over the telephone

➢ General update on Infection Prevention and Control

Venepuncture - Initiation

No.: Maximum of 12 attendees per session
Duration: Full Day session

Overview:

➢ Communication, Legal and Professional issues

➢ Consent

➢ Confidentiality

➢ Negligence

➢ Vicarious Liability

➢ Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardio Vascular System

➢ Blood tests – Haematology, Chemistry, specials

➢ Specimen tubes, (SST – PST)

➢ Vacutainer System

➢ Butterfly system

➢ Explanation of various needles

➢ Explanation of tourniquets

➢ Procedure

➢ Difficulties

➢ Complications

➢ Risks and infection/safety precautions for the procedures

➢ Demonstration on manikin arm

Venepuncture - Refresher

No.: Maximum of 12 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

Refresher will cover an update on all the areas listed on the initiation training.

Wound Care, Tissue Viability & Infection Control – Health Care Assistants

No.: Maximum of 25 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

Introduction to wound care, infection control and suture removal

➢ Describe the layers of the skin and be aware of skin functions.

➢ Identify the stages of acute wound healing.

➢ Acknowledge factors likely to affect wound healing.

➢ Recognise key elements of wound assessment and record keeping.

➢ Identify correct dressing options for non-complex wound management.

➢ Appropriately triage patients with wounds.

➢ Recognise the risk factors for wound infection.

➢ Identify the signs of infection, and key management strategies for managing infections. ➢ Cleanse and dress wounds using the principles of ANTT.

➢ Understand the principles of suture and clip/staple removal.

Wound Care, Tissue Viability & Infection Control – Part 1 for Nurses

No.: Maximum of 25 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

Wound Management and Infection Control

➢ At the end of the course, the PN will be able to:

➢ Describe the structure and function of skin.

➢ Understand the process of wound healing by regeneration.

➢ Recognise the stages of wound healing by primary and secondary intention.

➢ Identify factors likely to impede wound healing.

➢ Identify the risk factors for infections and the appropriate management of infections.

➢ Be confident to discuss infection management and prevention with the patient and carers.

➢ Recognise key elements of holistic wound assessment.

➢ Consider the underlying aetiology /cause of a number of wounds likely to be seen in general practice.

➢ Take a problem-solving approach towards wound assessment and management

➢ Recognise key characteristics of chronic wounds.

Wound Care, Tissue Viability & Infection Control – Part 2 for Nurses

No.: Maximum of 25 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

Dressing Options for Patients with Acute and Chronic Wounds

➢ At the end of the course, the PN will be able to: ➢ Recognise the importance of effective dressing choices.

➢ Understand the role of active and passive dressings.

➢ Recognise the role of antimicrobial wound dressings.

➢ Understand the indications and contraindications of dressings generically.

➢ Identify dressing options using case study scenarios.

➢ Identify the risks of antimicrobial resistance and when systemic antibiotics should be used.

➢ Cleanse and dress wounds using the principles of Aseptic Non-Touch Technique

Wound Care, Tissue Viability & Infection Control – Part 3 for Nurses

No.: Maximum of 25 attendees per session
Duration: Half-Day session

Overview:

Leg Ulcer Assessment and Management

➢ At the end of the course, the PN will be able to:

➢ Recognise the social and economic impact of leg ulceration.

➢ Discuss the underpinning aetiology associated with arterial ulcers.

➢ Identify key characteristics of arterial ulcers.

➢ Consider management strategies for patients with arterial ulceration.

➢ Discuss the underpinning aetiology associated with venous ulcers.

➢ Identify key characteristics of venous ulcers.

➢ Consider management strategies for patients with venous ulceration and the principles of compression.

➢ When to use a Doppler.

➢ Take a problem-solving approach to the assessment and management of patients with leg ulcers using case study scenarios.

➢ Identify the risks of infection for patients with leg ulceration and key management strategies to prevent further infection.

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