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Working Safely in Domicilary Care

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Summary

Price
£12 inc VAT
Study method
Online
Duration
2 hours · Self-paced
Access to content
365 days
Qualification
No formal qualification
CPD
2 CPD hours / points
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

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Overview

This course will give an overview of how to work safely for health and social care workers delivering care in visiting homecare, extra care housing, and live-in homecare settings.

CPD

2 CPD hours / points
Accredited by The CPD Standards Office

Description

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

  • Understand the importance of vaccination, personal protective equipment, staff movement, and testing protocols
  • Describe environmental considerations for ventilation and waste management
  • Describe the chain of infection and steps that taken to break the chain
  • Understand standard infection control precautions
  • List the steps for proper hand hygiene

Course Content

  • Course Introduction – Working Safely in Domiciliary Care
  • Introduction
  • Preventing Infection
  • Breaking the Chain of Infection
  • Infection Risk Assessments
  • Reducing Risk
  • Hierarchy of Control
  • Standard Infection Control Precautions
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Practising Hand Hygiene
  • Hand Washing Technique
  • Respiratory and Cough Hygiene
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Gloves
  • Types of Gloves
  • Aprons and Face Masks
  • Respiratory Protective Equipment
  • Eye Protection
  • Safe Management of Care Equipment
  • Single-use and Single-person Items
  • Cleaning Environment
  • Ventilation
  • Laundry Management
  • Laundry Storage
  • Management of Body Fluid and Blood Spills
  • Waste Management
  • Principles of Waste Management
  • Management of Exposure
  • Vaccination
  • Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Moving Between Settings
  • Managing Infection
  • Infectious Persons
  • Isolation
  • Care and Support in Isolation
  • Outbreaks in Residential Services
  • Collecting Specimens
  • Legislation
  • Annual Statement for Residential Settings
  • Training and Education

Who is this course for?

This online course has been written at an intermediary level 2 for all levels that fit the criteria to take training as part of their role. This includes

  • Refresher training
  • Inductions
  • Awareness
  • Knowledge enhancement

Requirements

It is suitable for the following:

  • All individuals who want to improve their knowledge and understanding of Working Safely in Domicilary Care
  • Health and social care worker delivering intermediate care and reablement in the community and bed-based settings
  • Practitioners working in home care, general practice, and housing,
  • Those in acute inpatient settings

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Study method describes the format in which the course will be delivered. At Reed Courses, courses are delivered in a number of ways, including online courses, where the course content can be accessed online remotely, and classroom courses, where courses are delivered in person at a classroom venue.

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development. If you work in certain professions or for certain companies, your employer may require you to complete a number of CPD hours or points, per year. You can find a range of CPD courses on Reed Courses, many of which can be completed online.

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