The Coronavirus Pandemic has brought infection control to the top of care providers’ agendas and to the forefront of the public’s attention – but we know protecting those in your care from infection and related issues is always a priority.
The Infection Prevention and Control virtual toolkit will provide expert guidance on best practice policies, procedures and strategies – including looking at what we have learnt from Covid-19 and examining innovative solutions to key challenges which have arisen.
The certificate will support care providers to ensure their infection control management is up-to-date, compliant and robust, as well as help them achieve CQC requirements and drive continuous and sustainable improvement.
**Please note: access to the course will not be granted until payment has been made.**
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Learning Objectives and how does it work?
Learning objectives
- Latest on legislation, regulation and guidance
- How care settings can safely ease restrictions and restore normal functioning
- Best practice infection control policies and procedures
- Practical support for putting in place robust measures and internal controls
- What we can learn from outbreaks and driving improvement
- Meeting CQC requirements and how to reach outstanding
How does it work?
The fully online course is delivered via our specialist learning platform UNIQSKILLS – consisting of training videos, written materials, downloadable templates, examples and tools, and a test at the end of each module to check your learning.
The course is designed for independent, flexible learning so you can learn at your own pace, in your own time. And with a year’s access, you can keep going back to refresh your knowledge!
Agenda
- Module 1
The national picture and your responsibilities - setting a high standard for infection prevention and control
- What have we learnt from the pandemic?
- Key legislation and guidance
- Best practice infection control policies and procedures
- Duty of care and safeguarding
- The infection control lead – core knowledge and competencies
- Module 2
Best practice infection prevention
- Key principles and practices
- Embedding infection control into everyday practice
- What are the key day-to-day and strategic challenges to infection prevention?
- Best practice risk assessment and management strategies
- Infection control audits
- Module 3
Identifying, managing and controlling infection
- Identifying infection: assessment and response
- Stopping the spread: best practice control strategies and measures
- Safely managing people in isolation
- Dignity and caring for those with infection
- Working with external bodies and seeking medical care
- Supporting service users, families and friends
- Module 4
Learning from infection outbreaks
- Accurate record keeping and reporting
- Carrying out investigations and assessing what worked and what didn’t
- Addressing both systems and processes to improve outcomes
- The importance of shared learning
- Innovative and best practice solutions to future prevention and control
- Module 5
Meeting CQC requirements to exemplary standards
- What are the requirements?
- Preparing for and managing the inspection process
- Key records and policies they will want to see
- Achieving successful and sustained quality monitoring and improvement
- Case studies: assessing inadequate and outstanding services
Speakers
Tim Dallinger
The expert presenter and author. Tim Dallinger is Director of Social Care Consultants Ltd, which brings together first-hand experience of owning, managing and working in care settings. This brings together knowledge of best practice and current legislation to offer a range of services to care setting operators, their managers and staff team. You can find out more information here: www.socialcareconsultants.co.uk