Health care and H&S Courses

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This will cover Dementia Awareness, the person centred approach to the care and support of individuals with dementia, the factors that can influence communication and interaction with individuals who have dementia and the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care.

 Learners gaining this qualification will cover a range of common health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and physical disabilities.

This includes the reasons for safe manual handling, risk assessments, equipment, applying safe manual handling and moving people safely principles, personal safety, health and dignity issues and personal handling plans. 

This includes reasons for safe manual handling, risk assessments, manual handling equipment and how to apply safe manual handling principles. 

This covers types of pathogenic organisms, common health care associated Infections, the chain of infection, correct handwashing, standard/universal procedures for infection prevention and control. The correct management of spills, linen and waste, roles and responsibilities in preventing infection and standard infection control procedures. 

This includes knowing different perspectives on death and dying, understanding the aims, principles and policies of end of life care, understanding factors regarding communication in end-of-life care and knowing how to access the range of support services available.

Learners gaining this qualification will cover a range of common health conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and physical disabilities.

 Learners gaining this qualification will cover areas such as prescriptions, the safe administration of medication and record-keeping. 

 Learners gaining this qualification will cover areas such as the key principles of dignity, duty of care and safeguarding as applied to adult health and social care.  

Learners gaining this qualification will cover areas such as person-centred thinking, planning and review, the promotion of health and well-being through nutrition and hydration and supporting individuals to maintain personal hygiene. 

Learners gaining this qualification will cover areas such as awareness, initial care and the treatment and management of diabetes. 

This qualification is aimed at learners in the health and social care sector and provides an in-depth coverage of knowledge and understanding in how to prevent infection in health care settings, including personal hygiene, decontamination, cleaning and waste management.  

This includes how to manage an unresponsive casualty who is breathing normally, how to manage an unresponsive casualty who is not breathing normally, and safe use an automated external defibrillator. 

This qualification provides learners with: an understanding of the roles and responsibilities for health, safety and welfare; an understanding of the process of risk assessment and how they improve health and safety at work; knowledge of procedures for responding to accidents, near misses and ill-health and knowledge of how to control the risks of infection. 

Learners will outline current nutritional guidelines for a healthy diet, describe the impact diet has on health, describe food preparation techniques that maintain the nutrional value of food and understand how to plan and provide meals for those with special diets (including medical needs, allergies, vegans, vegetarians and diets for different faiths). 

This qualification is designed to provide learners with an awareness of the benefits of risk assessment in any environment, however we tailor it to meet the requirements of a Health and Social Care environment.