Fully funded training and development workshops - available to all Surrey Heartlands organisations who are CQC registered to deliver clinical care within nursing and residential care homes
CSH, in partnership with Surrey Heartlands Community Workforce Board, are offering the following fully funded workshops:
- Clinical Observations including RESTORE2/NEWS2 (New Early Warning Score)
- Blood Glucose Monitoring Insulin Therapy
- Venepuncture
- Intramuscular (IM) Injection Technique
- Practice Supervisor
- Practice Assessor
- Information Session on the Care Certificate - How to implement and support the Care Certificate within your organisation
These are first come, first served opportunities, so to avoid disappointment, please reserve your place using the Eventbrite links below.
We look forward to hearing from you.
CSH Learning & Development Team
Clinical Observations including RESTORE2/NEWS2 (National Early Warning Score)
Session Includes:
- Assessment of Respiration: Brief overview of lungs; internal and external respiration; oxygen content of air; 'normal rates'; measuring respiratory rate; observing the patient
- Pulse Oximetry: What is pulse oximetry? Normal Range; Factors affecting the reading; Measuring the pulse oximetry
- Manual Pulse: Normal range; factors affecting the pulse; capillary refill test; measuring the pulse
- Blood Pressure: Equipment; cuff size; Systolic v Diastolic; palpation for manual BP; automatic machine; recording result
- Recording Temperature: Body temperature and Pyrexia - disposable and tympanic thermometers
- Recording and Reporting: RESTORE2/NEWS2 (includes SBAR)
Dates: 24th April 2024, 19th June 2024, 21st August 2024
To find out more and book a session, use this Eventbrite Link
Blood Glucose Monitoring and Administration of Subcutaneous Insulin
Session Includes:
- Legislation and good practice
- Diabetes: a brief overview of diabetes type 1 and type 2; how it might be managed
- Blood Glucose Monitoring: equipment and procedure; results
- Subcutaneous injection of insulin: Policy, anaphylaxis, anatomy of skin and injection sites; preparation of patient and equipment; giving the injection; consent; how to inject insulin; use of prefilled pens; recording results
Dates: 24th April 2024, 19th June 2024, 21st August 2024
To find out more and book a session, use this Eventbrite Link
Session Includes:
- Legislation and good practice: Health and safety, GDPR, Consent, Infection Control and Record Keeping
- Why do we take blood?
- Circulation
- Which veins are used in Venepuncture (median veins in the antecubital fossa)
- Procedure and preparation of equipment
- Tube Guide
- Practical session
Dates: 27th March 2024, 21st May 2024, 31st July 2024, 18th September 2024
To find out more and book a session, use this Eventbrite Link
Intramuscular (IM) Injection Technique
Session Includes:
- Legislation and good practice
- Administration of IM injection: Contraindications; Anatomy and physiology; Identify injection site; Equipment; Preparation for administration
- Practical session on mannequin arm
- These are just training sessions and competencies will need to be signed off in practice
Dates: 27th March 2024, 31st July 2024
To find out more and book a session, use this Eventbrite Link
The Practice Supervisor's role is to support and supervise nursing and midwifery students in the practice learning environment.
The Practice Supervisor portfolio will need to be signed off by a Practice Assessor within the employee’s organisation.
Dates: 11th April 2024, 13th June 2024, 14th September 2024
To find out more and book a session, use this Eventbrite Link
A Practice Assessor is an NMC registrant who conducts assessments to confirm student achievement of proficiencies and program outcomes for practice learning.
Dates: 14th March 2024, 15th May 2024, 11th July 2024, 12th September 2024
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Care Certificate Manager Information Session
Introduction to managers for implementing the Care Certificate within their organisation.
Dates: 20th March 2024, 29th May 2024, 17th July 2024, 16th September 2024
To find out more and book a session, use this Eventbrite Link