Ensure that your service meets the requirements stipulated in regulation 23 of the Health and Social Care Act. Grays Medic offers Health and Social Care training from induction to Level 3 QCF required by health care assistants, care workers, nurses and social workers within the care industry.
Comprehensive mandatory training that meets CQC requirements. These courses will enhance your staff personal skills and ability to manage and care for ill, disabled, children and elderly persons, or people with challenging mental health conditions.
Please find bellow a wide list of courses within the Health and Social Care area. We also deliver: First Aid at Work, Moving and Handling, Health and Safety at Work, Fire Safety Awareness and Food Safety.
Prevention and Control of Infection
This 3 hour course provides learners with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the prevention and control of infections including legislation, policies, systems and procedures relating to prevention and control of infections. The course covers learning outcomes for standard 15 of the care certificate for care workers. Knowledge of this area will not only help to protect the service user, but also offer the employee’s piece of mind that they are protecting themselves.
What will you learn in this course?
- Legislation and managment of infection control in the UK
- What are infections?
- Who are most vulnerable and why?
- What to look out for and best preventative measures.
- Causes and transmission of infection.
- Infection control procedures
- Good waste management practice and decontamination.
- Importance of risk assessment and of using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Roles and responsibilities in preventing infection control
- Good Hygiene and Housekeeping.
Who should attend this course?
- People interested on minimise the risk of infection in a workplace.
- People working in the health care sector in general.
What are the purposes of this course?
- To promote and implement effective infection control measures in the workplace.
- To understand prevention and control infections.
- To understand legal obligations and responsibilities related to infection control.
What type of asessment does this course use?
Our assessment methods fo this couse can include:
- Practical demostration.
- Group discussion.
- Case study.
- Question and answer sessions.
How long does this course take?
This course is delivered as a half day programme ( 3 hours)
Where you can take the course?
- In-house training: This course is delivered anywhere in England and Wales at your premises. This cost-effective option is priced for an initial fee up to 3 persons plus a small fee per additional persons. Contact us for your In-house training
- Private Course: We can organise and deliver your course at the location that suits you. Contact us for your Private Course
MANAGING MEDICINES
Managing Medicines. 1 day Also available as a short 3 hour course-please contact us
This one day (6 hour) course covers relevant information needed to manage and administer medicines. The course covers the standards for medicines management, responsibilities for those administering medicines, record keeping and provides learners with an understanding of medication and prescriptions.
This course does not replace administration requirements as specified in an individual health care plan, written by a doctor.
What will you learn on this course?
Syllabus
- Managing Medicines.
- Legal responsibilities.
- Medicines policies.
- Prescribed medicines.
- Controlled drugs.
- Non prescription medicines.
- Individual Health care plans.
- Administering medicines.
- Self management.
- Refusal of medicines.
- Record keeping.
- Insurance.
- Safe storage and disposal of medicines.
- Emergency medicines and procedures.
- Incident management.
Who should attend this course?
- Persons wishing to administer presciption medicines.
- Personel needing to have the knowledge and skills to manage medicines.
What are the purposes of this course?
- To understand the processes involved with medication management.
- To reduce the likelihood of error associated with mismanagement of medicines.
- To understand the management of the most common medical conditions.
What type of assessment does this course use?
Our assessment methods for this course may include:
- Practical Demonstration.
- Group Discussion.
- Case study.
- Observation of learner’s skills.
- Question and Answer sessions.
How long does this course take?
This course is delivered as a One-Day programme (6 hour) and the qualification lasts for a period of 3 years. Note: It is recommended that learners refresh their knowledge annually.
Where you can take the course?
In-house training: This course is delivered anywhere in the UK at your premises.
Contact us for your In-house training
Private Course: We can organise and deliver your course at the location that suits you.
Contact us for your Private Course
Open Courses: We offer scheduled Managing Medicines courses in different locations. Book your place in our Open courses
MENTAL CAPACITY ACT (MCA) & DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTY (DOLS).
Mental Capacity Act (MCA) & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLs). 3 hour
This half day (3 hour) course covers relevant information needed to understand the impact of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) & Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs) on the care sector, care workers, services users and advocates. The course includes the basic principles, key features of the act and why we need them. It gives knowledge of how to assess/judge if someone has the capacity to make a particular decision. How to make a ‘best interests’ decision for someone who lacks capacity and provides learners with an understanding of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
What will you learn on this course?
Syllabus.
- Mental Capacity Act purposes and legal responsibilities.
- MCA Code of Practice.
- DoLs Code of Practice.
- Power of Attorney-Personal Welfare.
- What is Mental Capacity?
- Who has/doesn’t have capacity?
- Person-Centred Approach.
- Five key principles of MCA.
- Assessment of capacity.
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
- Deprivation, restraint and restriction.
- Best interests decision-making & acting lawfully.
- Application for a DOLS authorisation.
- Safeguard under standard authorisation.
Who should attend this course?
- People working in a care sector, particularly those working with vulnerable adults and advocates.
- People working with health and housing providers.
- People who use care services.
- Anyone that wish to have knowledge about the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty safeguards.
What are the purposes of this course?
- To develop knowledge and understanding about the Mental Capacity Act 2005. The background and law to the safeguards as well as who the safeguards apply to. The learner will be able to understand the conditions for Decision-Making within the boundaries of the MCA, and recognise the link between The Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguarding.
What type of assessment does this course use?
Our assessment methods for this course may include:
- Group Discussion.
- Case study.
- Question and Answer sessions.
How long does this course take?
This course is delivered as a Half-Day programme (3 hour) and the qualification lasts for a period of 3 years. Note: It is recommended that learners refresh their knowledge annually.
Where you can take the course?
In-house training: This course is delivered anywhere in the UK at your premises.
Contact us for your In-house training
Private Course: We can organise and deliver your course at the location that suits you.
Contact us for your Private Course
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