Basic Observations and Vital Signs Monitoring

As part of the CQC requirements, Health and Social Care personnel are required to undertake Mandatory and Statutory Training. The CQC regulations are not clear as to what Mandatory refresher training is required. This is why Mitera Training Academy have aligned their All in 2 Day Refresher to the prescribed Skills for Care Essential Training programme.

With the catheter care training course the aims are to familiarise learners with the methods and reason of catheterisation, covering both male and female anatomy.

To enable the course member to have a good understanding of medication, the safe administration of medication and record keeping.

The Liberty Protection Safeguards have now been agreed by both the House's of Parliament and the House of Lords, and whilst it is anticipated they will become law next year, the responsibilities that will be placed upon Registered Managers are significant. Whilst the Code of Practice around LPS is still to be written, what is clear is that Registered Managers are going to need to have a sound understanding of the Mental Capacity Act.

Well-led is a national leadership development programme for managers of adult social care services working in the private, public or third sectors. The programme is grounded in the reality of social care delivery and has been developed in partnership with registered managers familiar with the day-to-day challenges of leading a care team.

This programme is designed to help aspiring leaders and managers to develop their leadership and management potential. The programme will teach how successful behaviours and practical strategies can support leaders in their day to day work, as well as considering how they could implement these behaviours and strategies, now and in the future.

Skills for Care found that 93% of staff working in social care experienced verbal abuse and 56% experienced physical abuse. This course offers them a range of practical tips that they can try in order to improve life for both themselves and the people the care for.

The programme has been developed for newly recruited staff and workers returning to the sector.

Supporting people to have a well-balanced diet. Also, the safe practices when supporting someone with swallowing problems.

The Care Certificate is an agreed set of standards that define the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of specific job roles in the health and social care sectors. The Care Certificate is made up of the 15 minimum standards that should be covered if you are 'new to care' and should form part of a robust induction programme. It was developed jointly by Skills for Care, Health Education England and Skills for Health.

The Care Certificate is an agreed set of standards that define the knowledge, skills and behaviours expected of specific job roles in the health and social care sectors.