Health & Safety
Mandatory care
Infection Control
Delivery:
eLearning
Level:
2, 3 & 4
Accreditation:
This course is CPD certified.
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About this course
All staff working in health and social care should be trained in Infection Control, to have an understanding of how infections can easily be transmitted and put people at risk.
Infection control is a mandatory training course for all staff that directly support vulnerable individuals and should be completed before supporting any individual in a professional capacity.
This training applies to all health and social care workers that work in settings such as Care Homes, Hospital Wards, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home.
It is designed to give social care workers the underpinning knowledge and requirements needed when working in a professional setting and also includes information and resources for coronavirus: COVID-19.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:
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Legislation, regulation and risk assessment for infection control.
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The importance and carry out safe hand hygiene practices.
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Each stage of the chain of infection.
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The routes of transmission.
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The steps for decontamination.
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What measures can be taken in order to reduce the spread of infection.
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The consequences of poor infection control.
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The safe use of needles and sharps.
Course Syllabus Includes
- Legislation and Regulations
- Health and Safety
- Risk Assessment
- National Codes of Practice
- Hand Hygiene
- The Chain of Infection
- Routes of Transmission
- Decontamination
- Dealing with Spillages
- Waste Disposal
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Donning and Doffing PPE
- Safe Procedures
- Illnesses and Diseases
- Coronavirus: COVID-19
- Types of Infection
- Spread of Infection
- Outbreaks
- Needles and Sharps
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