Clinical Skills Workshops for Health Care Support/Care Workers in Primary Care
Format
Face to face
Number of participants
Duration
9 Days
Course overview
This nine-day programme focuses on developing practical competencies which are required within general practice at the same time a linking them to management of patients.
Format
Face-to-face
Learning outcomes
DAY 1
Medical Emergencies within Primary Care—anaphylaxis/ asthma attack/Faint/Sepsis/hypo/hyper glycaemia/chest pain
Significant Event Analysis
Infection Control
Cold Chain Management and vaccine storage
Storage and Transport of samples
The Structure of primary care
DAY 2
Measuring Vital Signs—-Blood pressure, pulse, temperature, waist measurements, BMI and pulse oximetry. Ambulatory Blood Pressure
Hypertension
Chronic Kidney Disease
Urinalysis
DAY 3
Consultation Skills/ Virtual Consultations/ Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Consent/Chaperones/Advocates
Documentation
DAY 4
NHS Health checks/ New Patient checks
Health Promotion—Goal setting, Lifestyle Advise
Introduction to Cardiovascular Disease and Risk
Calculation Q Risk
Introduction to cholesterol
DAY 5
Diabetes Care including foot checks, blood sugar monitoring
DAY 6
Respiratory Care including Asthma and COPD
Peak Flow/ FENO measurements
ACT Scores and prioritisation
Inhaler Technique
Smoking cessation
Introduction to Asthma
Introduction to COPD
DAY 7
Screening programmes
Atrial Fibrillation
Introduction to ECG Recording—basic understanding. Does not include competency assessment
Introduction to Men's Health
DAY 8
Dementia
Becoming a dementia friendly practice
Mental Health
Learning Disabilities
Social prescribing
Wellness in the workplace
DAY 9 - EVALUATION
OSCE—-follow up form Measuring Vital Signs session
Who should attend
Cost per session
Pre-training requirement
