Equality Diversity and Inclusion: Target groups. Barriers to Inclusion. Stereotyping, discrimination and Prejudice. Legal Frameworks. Role and Duty of Health and Care Professionals.
Food Hygiene Nutrition and Hydration: To understand the four stages of cleaning, cooking, chilling and cross contamination. To Identify Good Practice in ensuring Hydration and Nutrition, the Wellness Plate. To identify where risks are. To identify symptoms of food poisoning.
Mental Capacity Act with DoLS/LPS: The 5 Principles. MCA and Everyday Care. How Capacity is Assessed Formally and Informally. Record Keeping. Decision Making. The Rights of the Individual and Family. Influence of Next of Kin. IMCA and Power of Attorney. Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Liberty Protection Safeguards. Acting in Best Interests. Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment.
Infection Prevention and Control: Understand the definition of infection and colonisation. Appreciate the need to wash hands regularly. Recognise colour coding of laundry and waste disposal systems. Understand the need for PPE. Understand the methods of decontamination. Understand direct and indirect contamination.
Dementia and Cognitive Issues: Definitions, categories and Terms. Causes. Treatments. Therapy. Steps to Change a Mood.
Catheter Care: Continence Management. What a catheter is. Types of urinary catheterisation. Suprapubic catheter care. The closed drainage system. Changing night and day bags. Emptying a catheter bag. Catheter valves. How to solve common catheter problems. Infection Control in catheter care. Monitoring and recording in catheter care
PEG Care: Discuss the indications for placement of feeding tubes. Compare and contrast the different types of feeding tubes. Evaluate and troubleshoot common problems and complications of feeding tubes including tube dislodgement.
Moving and Assisting: Using Equipment; LOLER, PUWER, MHOR, Checking Safety of Equipment. Hoisting, Slide Sheets, Returns, Stand Aid, Sara Steady, Handy Bars Using Wheelchairs and Zimmer Frames. Employer and employee Responsibilities. Anatomy of the Spine. Common Injuries. Causes of Back Injury. Reducing Risk of Injury. Practical Demonstration of Equipment. Assist to Stand. Posture. Drag Lifts and Palmer Technique.