Course Category: Health and Social Care
Moving and Handling People
This Moving and Handling People eLearning course is aimed at people working in health and social care who have people in their care that have mobility issues. The course outlines the dangers and legislation that applies to moving and handling people as well as showing a range of techniques and equipment that can be used. The course also highlights the importance of proper risk assessments
and care plans.
Mental Health First Aid
The course introduces the subject and outlines the benefits of Mental Health first aid and workplace wellness schemes. It then goes on to cover the effects of stress on individuals and teams and discusses how stress and mental health are linked.
Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
This course describes in detail the many facets and procedures of the Mental Capacity Act. This includes who the act affects, when it applies, how to assess capacity and the procedures that can be put in place in the home or workplace to ensure best practices are followed and people are treated fairly at all times.
Health and Safety in a Care Setting
Care homes are owned and managed by a wide range of organisations, including local authorities, the NHS, and organisations from the private and voluntary sectors.
Depression Awareness
This online course will raise awareness of depression and how it can be recognised, diagnosed, classified and treated.
Children and Young People’s Mental Health
It starts by defining mental illness and mental health problems and their impact on children and young people.
Supervising Mental Health at Work
This course will look at supervising stress and mental health at work and show you how to create a good mental health culture in your workplace.
Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing
This course explains the key elements, procedures and activities involved in successful Occupational Health and Safety Management in the workplace.
Fire Marshal for Care Homes
Our online fire safety training courses are aimed at all employees to assist them in identifying and reducing the risk that fire presents in the workplace.
Emergency First Aid at Work For Irish Audiences
What is Emergency First Aid? Well it’s exactly that, the first aid to be offered if an incident occurs. Not many of us are confronted with scenes of blood and gore in our everyday lives – so usually first aid could be as simple as sticking a plaster on a small cut.
ADHD Awareness
The course covers the definitions of ADHD, the different types of ADHD and how to recognise some key signs and symptoms.
Health and Social Care Courses
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Paediatric First Aid Courses
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Equality, Diversity & Discrimination
We’ve all heard and used the words ‘equality’ and ‘diversity’ before but what do they actually mean and how do they affect you as an employer or employee
Introduction to Safe Handling of Medicines
This Introduction to the Safe Handling of Medicines course will start by explaining the key terminology used when handling medicines. It then goes into detail about the roles of the people involved, some of the different groups of medicines, providing different levels of support to patients, infection control, label interpretation and much more.
Understanding your Role in Care
This course will define social care and talk about why people choose it as a career and what its goals and objectives are
Mental Health Awareness
This course explains the difference between mental health and mental illness. It covers the symptoms of a number of the most common mental illnesses so you will know what to look out for
Nutrition and Hydration
This course will start by defining the various terms used when talking about nutrition and hydration in care environments
End of Life Care
This course will provide you with information about what to expect, how to handle some of the emotions associated with this time
Positive Handling in Schools
This course will start by looking at some examples and statistics which highlight the seriousness and extent of aggressive pupil behaviour
Principles of Communication
This course covers some of the different ways of communication, how to identify barriers to communication and how to reduce these, making sure the person you are communicating with understands what you are communicating
Handling Information in a Care Setting
When working in a care setting it is so important to build positive relationships with care users. Confidentiality and the correct handling of personal information are vital for trusting relationships and a breach in this may lead to a service user becoming unwilling to cooperate with their care providers.
Epilepsy Awareness
When introducing epilepsy, we must first recognise that there are around 40 different types of seizures. Statistics show that one in five people will have a seizure at some time in their life although only some of these will be caused by epilepsy.
Safeguarding Children
This course, ‘Safeguarding Children’, is aimed at anyone who has a duty of care for, or comes into contact with children in their chosen profession
Introduction to the Early Years Foundation Stage
The Early Years Foundation Stage, commonly referred to as the EYFS is a framework that all Early Years providers, including childminders, must follow.
Sharps Awareness
In this course we’ll start by looking at some statistics relating to discarded needles, then define ‘sharps’ and look at the different types that can be found in ‘sharps litter’
Stroke Awareness
This course will cover the types of strokes, the symptoms, and risk factors. It will also cover the treatment options and the longer term impact of the condition.
Infection Control
Infection prevention and control measures aim to ensure the protection of those who might be vulnerable to acquiring an infection
Dementia Awareness
This course is intended to give you an overview of the common types and symptoms of dementia as well as going into how it can affect the brain in different ways
Dignity & Privacy
The course will start by defining dignity and privacy within the healthcare sector, and will explain how the two are quite often linked
Your Personal Development
The course will start by looking at the way standards are set, monitored and regulated for social care organisations and workers throughout the UK
Person-Centred Care
This course will give you an understanding of person centred approaches for care and support, and how to implement a person-centred approach in an adult social care setting
Learning Disability Awareness
This course will start by giving you an overview of some of the common types and causes of learning disabilities and how they affect people
Safeguarding Adults
This course is aimed at anyone who has a duty of care for, or comes into contact with, adults in need of care and support
Diabetes Awareness
This course is aimed at people working in the health and social care sector and will provide an overview of the condition
Autism Awareness
This course will provide you with an understanding of what autism is and how it affects a child’s daily life
Drug & Alcohol Awareness
This course is aimed at managers and staff in all industries who play a role in reducing drug, alcohol and substance misuse in the UK
Duty of Care
A duty of care is the requirement that all health and social care professionals, and organisations providing health and care services, must put the interests of service users first.
Basic Fire Safety Awareness for Care Homes
This course covers the same content as the Basic Fire Safety course with additional content tailored specifically for employees that work in care homes.
Emergency First Aid at Work – Online Annual Refresher
What is Emergency First Aid? Well it’s exactly that, the first aid to be offered if an incident occurs
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