Hand Hygiene2021-09-03T11:49:31+01:00

Care Home Hygiene Course

Care Home Hygiene Course

care home hygiene

Level:
Level 2 & 3.

Accreditation:
This course is CPD certified.

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Course Aims

This course aims to give learners the knowledge and understanding required to perform effective hand hygiene.

Hand Hygiene is one of the most important things in managing infection control and prevention in a health and social care workplace, and as professionals, health and social care workers should know how and when to practice effective hand hygiene.

This training applies to all health and social care workers that work in settings such as Care Homes, Day Centres or supporting an individual in their own home. This also applies to hospital staff at health care assistant level, unpaid and voluntary workers.

Guided Learning Hours: up to 30 minutes, dependent on learner’s skills and abilities.

The training provided is linked directly to the Care Certificate and the Health and Social Care Diploma at level 2 and level 3.

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Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • The importance of hand hygiene

  • The Chain of Infection and how to break it with the 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene

  • How to effectively wash your hands

  • The effective use of hand rubs and sanitisers

  • The use of personal equipment to protect your hands

Course Syllabus Includes

  • Theory of Handwashing

  • Defining Hand Hygiene

  • The Importance of Hand Hygiene

  • Coronavirus: COVID-19

  • Hand Hygiene Risks

  • Practicing Hand Hygiene

  • Micro-organisms and Pathogens

  • Resident and Transient Bacteria

  • The Chain of Infection

  • Mode of Transmission

  • 5 moments of Hand Hygiene

  • Handwashing Procedure

  • Hand Drying Technique

  • When Hands should be Washed

  • Effects and Use of Hand Rubs & Sanitisers

  • NICE Guidelines: Hand Decontamination

  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

  • The Use of Disposable Gloves

  • Allergies

  • Donning and Doffing PPE

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How can I purchase courses?2019-09-26T15:09:02+01:00

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Are online courses accredited?2019-06-19T14:35:26+01:00

Yes, they are. Courses are CPD Certified and our Care Certificate is one of the first to be endorsed by Skills for Care.

How much do courses cost?2019-06-19T14:40:15+01:00

This will depend on which model you choose, our unlimited access subscription model starts from 47p per person per month. The Pay As You Go option starts from 99p per course depending on how many course credits you buy. Both options offer extremely good value for money. Not only that, we promise to beat any like for like quote from any other UK eLearning provider. Call now on 020 3397 9734.

How are courses going to be delivered?2019-06-19T14:40:04+01:00

Courses are delivered online and work on any internet enabled device. As long as you have access to an internet connection you can complete courses when and where you like 24 hours a day.

Are courses certified?2019-06-19T14:40:29+01:00

Courses are fully certified. Once a learner successfully completes a course you are able to download the completion certificate FREE of charge.

How long do courses take to complete?2019-06-19T14:40:23+01:00

Some of our shorter courses will typically take between 30 minutes and an hour to complete. Some of the bigger ones will take longer and depends largely on each individual’s learning speed.

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