For health and social care
professionals

Ensuring you receive the best possible learning experience for
working in, for instance, care homes,nursing homes, and
domiciliary care

Online Classes For Remote Learning.

Managing Continence

This course describes different types of incontinence, the common causes of incontinence and the effect that problems with continence can have on an individual. Ways that lifestyle can affect continence; different types of continence equipment available; and how to support their use; how to help an individual manage continence safely.

Falls Awareness

This course is to increase your awareness of how to help an individual reduce their risk of slipping, tripping and falling; the negative impact of falls for older people and others in the care sector; what to do if an individual does have a fall: different hazards that can increase the risk of a fall; identify potential hazards; strength and exercise programmes; using different aids and adaptations.

End-of-life care

This course describes ways of supporting the individual and their loved ones’ emotional, psychological, religion and spirituality; the signs that may indicate an individual is nearing the end of their life; about sensitive issues and conflicts that can occur and how to deal with them appropriately; about services available to support end-of-life care and actions to take following the death of an individual.

Stroke Awareness

This course explains the main causes of a stroke; the different types of strokes, factors that increase the risk of a stroke; how to reduce the risks; how to identify the signs of a stroke; how a stroke is treated and the common symptoms an individual may experience; how you can support an individual who has had a stroke and the roles of the different professionals who can help.

Motor Neurone Disease (MND)

This course aims to increase your knowledge and understanding of how to support and care for an individual who has this life-shortening disease; explains what MND is; the different types, possible causes and symptoms commonly experienced with the disease; the roles of different professionals and what you can do to support an individual MND.