PEG/RIG/RIG-J
3 hour course
- The purpose of PEG feeding
- Conditions which may require a PEG
- Indications and contra indications of PEG
- The procedures for feeding and administering medications
- Recognising, dealing with and reporting complications
- The care and maintenance of gastrostomy tubes
- Documentation and record keeping
- Practical session
- Q+A
- OSCE will provide carers with a certificate to practice – price will depend on size of group
OSCE - 30 Minutes extra per participant - £20 each.
£100/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
Nebuliser administration
1.5 hours training only
- A+P of respiratory system for carers
- Conditions which may require nebulisers
- Indications and Contra indications for nebulisers
- MAR charts, documentation
- Practical application – masks, mouthpieces, tubing and machine usage
- Q+A
- Carers will get a certificate of attendance
£25/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
Blood sugar monitoring - Diabetes awareness
2 hour course
- Understanding Diabetes, type 1 and type 2
- The link between glucose and insulin
- Normal range of blood sugar, hypo and hyper glycaemia
- Monitoring glucose, national guidelines and best practice
- Understanding the findings and what we can do to support clients
- Emergency protocols
- Documentation
- Practical session
- Q+A
- OSCE – carers will receive a certificate of competency
OSCE 20 minutes extra per participant - contact for costing.
£30/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
Spinal Cord injury care
6 hour course
Full day session to include Autonomic dysreflexia, Neurogenic bladder and bowel
- A+P of the spine and the cord
- Causes of spinal cord injury
- Grades and categories of spinal cord injury
- Spinal care – the essentials
- Neurogenic bladder and bowel
- Tissue viability importance
- Pain awareness, spasticity and muscle tone
- Terminology used in spinal cord injury – making sense of it all
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
Autonomic Dysreflexia
1.5 hour course
- The autonomic system – how it is important with spinal injury care
- What happens when pain receptors are stimulated
- The three main causes of AD
- How AD presents
- What to do if the condition is suspected
- Managing the symptoms
- Emergency protocols
- Documentation and hand over
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
£30/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
Neurogenic Bowel Care
1 hour course
- A+P of the digestive system
- Understanding Neurogenic bowel
- The importance a healthy bowel
- Improving motility
- Supporting clients with their management
- Basic bowel care, supps, enemas, digital stimulation and manual evacuation
- AD connection
- Documentation
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
Competency assessment can be arranged, contact for costing.
£30/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
Neurogenic Bladder – catheter care
1 hour course
- A+P of renal system
- Understanding neurogenic bladder
- Catheter care and devices available
- Supporting our clients, cleaning and bag changes
- AD connection
- Documentation
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
£30/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
Tracheostomy care for carers
2 hour course
- Applied anatomy and physiology
- Types of tubes
- Indications for a tracheostomy
- Complications of tracheostomies
- Daily care for tracheostomy – dressing change and inner tube change
- Filtering and humidification
- Documentation
- Emergency care and decannulation
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
Competency assessment can be arranged, contact for costing.
£100/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
Suctioning - shallow and deep
1.5 hour course
- Which patient group might require these practices?
- Understanding the difference between the two
- Choosing which practice is best for your client’s needs
- Suctioning via a tracheostomy
- Practical session
- Equipment care and safety checks
- Documentation
- Q+A
Competency assessment can be arranged, contact for costing.
£40/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
Anaphylaxis and Epi pen administration
1.5 hour course
- What is anaphylaxis
- What happens in the body when anaphylaxis occurs?
- Epi pen or other adrenaline products administration
- Documentation, MAR charts and disposal of injectors
- Practical demonstration
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
£30/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
Epilepsy awareness and emergency drug administration - for carers
1.5 hour course
- Epilepsy awareness for carers
- Different types of seizures
- Carer’s role during a seizure
- Emergency drug administration – protocols
- Documentation and MAR charts
- Practical demonstration
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
£30/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
CPAP for carers
2 hour course
- A+P of Respiratory system
- What is CPAP
- Indications for use - patient groups
- Contraindications
- Supporting the client with their therapy
- Equipment maintenance, daily and weekly checks
- Humidification
- Oral care and rehydration
- Documentation
- Troubleshooting
- Practical
- Q+A
- Carers will receive a certificate of attendance
£40/pp - Discount available for groups of 5 or more
Medication Awareness Course
- Understand the legislation that affects the administration of medicines
- Describe how medication should be stored and recorded
- Understand the different types of medication and how they work
- Follow protocols and policies when receiving, storing and recording medicines
- Describe common adverse reactions to medication
- Understand the differences in protocols between various healthcare provisions
Each learner will need to pass an exam and a practical assessment to receive their certificate of competency.