Month: November 2020

FOOD SAFETY helps to protect from the risk of food borne illnesses. It also helps to prevent from risks of health –related conditions such as allergy and even death.

INFECTION CONTROL AWARENESS will teach you about the spread of infection and what you can do to protect both yourself and the people you care for.

FIRST AID AWARENESS is the first and immediate assistance given to any person suffering from either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery.

HEALTH AND SAFETY is important because it protects the wellbeing of employers, visitors, and customers. It is a legal requirement.

Identifies how fires can start, potential fire hazards and explains how to prevent fires.

The Care Certificate is an agreed set of standards as part of your induction process as a new Health and Social Care Worker. It identifies the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed and consist of 15 standards that should be covered if you are ‘new to care’. The standards are: Understand your role, Your personal development, Duty of care, Equality and diversity, Work in a person centred way ,Communication, Privacy and dignity, Fluids and nutrition, Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities, Safeguarding adults, Safeguarding children, Basic life support, Health and safety, Handling information and Infection prevention and control.