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Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of the Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Care Sett
This qualification is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to manage and control infection outbreaks in hospitals and healthcare settings. You will gain a thorough understanding of the various causes of infection, how infections are spread, and the crucial steps you can take to prevent and control their transmissi...
Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of End of Life Care
This qualification offers a comprehensive foundation in understanding the complexities of end-of-life care, including the specific needs of individuals with dementia. This qualification equips learners with the essential knowledge of providing compassionate care during the final stages of life, focusing on supporting individuals through p...
Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Care Planning
This qualification is designed to deepen your understanding of how to effectively support individuals by addressing their unique preferences and needs in relation to their care and support. It focuses on equipping you with the essential skills to ensure that each person’s individual choices are respected and integrated into their care p...
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Certificate in Understanding the Care & Management of Diabetes
Around 4 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with diabetes (WHO). There are also thought to be around 850,000 people with undiagnosed diabetes. Although there is no cure for diabetes, careful management of the condition can help maintain blood sugar levels and control symptoms. This course helps learners apply good practice rela...
Understanding End of Life Care
The course will be ideal for health and social care workers who wish to improve their knowledge and understanding of end of life care and palliative care. It also has relevance to all types of care settings, including hospices, care homes, care in the community and primary care.The course aims to develop the learner’s knowledge and unde...
Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace
Aimed at anyone wanting to increase their knowledge and understanding of mental ill health and how to support people experiencing mental distress. This course is particularly helpful to individuals, managers and organisations wishing to assess and improve mental well being in the workplace or learning environment.Mental Health First aid ...
Principles of Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities
Although individuals with learning disabilities and their families continue to face many challenges, most commentators would agree that we are living in more enlightened and optimistic times in terms of our approach to learning disability support. Individuals with learning disabilities are now being offered more personalised services with...
Certificate in Falls Prevention Awareness
This qualification is aimed at anyone working in a health or social care environment, particularly those who support, or have contact with, older people who have an increased propensity to falls. It will also be useful to individuals who support family members or friends who are at risk of falling.Being more ‘falls aware’ can signific...
Understanding Dignity and Safeguarding in Adult Health and Social Care
All local authorities are required, by law, to record and monitor ‘safeguarding concerns’ in their area.This course explores two key principles that everyone who works within health and social care should strive to uphold. The first principle is that of promoting and respecting an individual’s dignity. The second principle is that o...
Introduction to Neuroscience and Self-Regulation in Early Years
This new course combines two highly topical themes within child development and early years provision - neuroscience and self-regulation.This course is designed to give learners a gentle introduction to neuroscience, and share some of the remarkable insights it has given us in terms of how the infant brain develops and how this is affecte...