Supporting people with mobility is part of everyday life in care homes. This might mean helping someone out of bed, assisting with repositioning or using equipment. It can be one of the most physically and emotionally demanding aspects of care.
In this edition, we’re focusing on the essentials of safe and respectful moving and handling, with key reminders, practical resources, and a mix of local and online courses to support good practice.
Join The Medication Training Company online on Tuesday 18th March 2025, from 9:25am to 3:15pm, for a practical masterclass on medication management, led by pharmacist John Greene. Designed for care home managers and senior staff, this session covers:
1) How to manage and reduce the risk from medication errors
2) How to attain and maintain top ratings from CQC for managing medicines
For more details or to pre-book, please click here.
Falls are a major cause of injury in care settings, especially among older adults. By taking a proactive approach to falls prevention, we can significantly reduce the risk of unnecessary pain, distress, and loss of independence, ultimately improving health outcomes and quality of life. In this newsletter, we share practical strategies for falls prevention, spotlight innovative research, and provide valuable resources to help you create a safer care environment.
The ‘Action Falls Train the Trainer’ online course is aimed towards health and social care professionals who wish to train, mentor and enable care home staff in implementing the Action Falls programme. The course will take approximately 5 weeks based on 1 hour per week of study, and involves both self-directed learning and scheduled webinars featuring subject matter experts (dates TBC).
Course highlights:
Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are critical components in maintaining a safe environment in health and care settings. In this week’s newsletter we share a selection of resources, courses, and guidelines to equip health and care professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to enhance IPC practices and safeguard the health and wellbeing of the people we care for.
These in-person full-day sessions will cover the principles of infection prevention and management, including common healthcare organisms, their route of transmission and how to prevent spread within the care home setting. Please see the upcoming sessions below:
Tuesday 10th September 2024
K2 Crawley, RH11 9BQ
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Tuesday 19th November 2024
Field Place, Worthing, BN13 1NP
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West Sussex County Council are providing health and social care services with the following ‘Preventing Infection Workbooks’ for free:
What do the booklets cover?
To request for copies of this workbook, please contact WSCC via email at: [email protected].
Training for medicine administration in care homes is crucial for resident safety, compliance with regulations, and mitigating risks associated with medication errors. This newsletter highlights courses and resources that aim to help you enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and overall quality of medicine administration in your service.
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