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Personal Pressure Care
A 3 hour course that teaches delegates about the role and responsibility of personal care, and the recognition, management and prevention of pressure sores.
- In-house Certification
- 3 hours
- Classroom, Virtual
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About this course
This 3 hour course is focused on those working in the healthcare setting and teaches delegates about the role and responsibility of personal care. Delegates will be also be taught the fundamentals of pressure sore care, with a focus on industry standard prevention methods. They will also learn about the specific factors which can lead to the development of pressure sores, how to identify infection, and ways in which they can be treated.
What does Personal Pressure Care cover?
This training course explores the role and responsibilities of a carer in relation to a vulnerable service user, with a focus on the recognition, management and prevention of pressure sores. The course also covers the roles and responsibility of the carer when toileting a service user, teaches an understanding of incontinence and control, and outlines the importance of personal hygiene procedures.
Who is our Personal Pressure Care for?
This course is suitable for social workers and care workers that work with and support vulnerable or elderly people with limited mobility, or anyone looking to improve upon their own methods of personal care. It is also beneficial training for those who work within health or care sectors where the development of pressure sores is a significant concern.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Attendees will be able to:
- Understand the role of the carer when toileting a service user
- Understand incontinence and its control
- Describe the importance of personal hygiene procedures
- Descibe the main structures and functions of skin
- Understand pressure sores and how they can be avoided
Frequently asked questions
Our prices are personalised to the company, including how many delegates, and location. Please make an enquiry to get a personalised quote with no hidden costs.
We cover the whole of the UK.
Many of our courses can be adapted for both classroom settings or virtual platforms like zoom. Some courses that include a practical aspect can only be delivered in a classroom setting.
All learners will receive a certificate for any course they complete. Some of our courses are in-house certified, some of our courses are regulated by Ofqual and others are accredited by other awarding bodies.
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I have been on several training courses run by this company over the last. Each time the trainer have been really good at making the course contact interesting and interactive. This certainly helps me to remember everything. Would recommend them.
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I absolutely love attending training with Able Training. The courses are professionally prepared and delivered and the trainers are of a very high standard and are very engaging and knowledgeable. Awesome!
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Fantastic training , I have participated in a number of courses over the last 12 months , each course has been very interesting and helpful to my role as a foster Carer , the information is presented in a interesting way and gets each point across effectively, I would highly recommend them ! I am looking forward to more in the near future .
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