Description

This e-learning infection control training programme answers many questions regarding infection prevention and is an ideal learning solution for NHS nurses, social care workers, or any medical professional or residential care home staff member who is required to hold up to date cross contamination course certificate.

The course presentations are clear and easy to understand and this online infection control course for the healthcare & social care sectors was developed in line with the latest UK legislation and meets the requirements set out by the National Health Service (NHS), Resuscitation Council (UK), Skills for Health’s UK Core Skills Training Framework (CSTF), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Skills for Care, UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and other professional and regulatory bodies.

Who is this course suitable for?

• Nurses & Doctors
  
• Locum allied health professionals (AHP’s)
• Support workers
• Care home staff
• Domiciliary carers

What is covered in our e-learning course?

• An introduction to prevention and control & why this is important within the workplace
• Health care associated infections (HAI’s) and how to ‘break the chain’
• Standard/universal precautions and prevention
• Safe and appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Management and safe disposal of clinical waste, safe management of body fluid spillages
• Management of laundry in clinical environments, effective environmental cleaning and decontamination
• Safe use and disposal of sharps, management of sharps injuries
• Importance of practising effective hand hygiene
• The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) ‘Five Moments’ of hand hygiene
• Common barriers to effective hand hygiene in clinical environments
• Recommended hand hygiene techniques, appropriate hand hygiene products and facilities
• How the personal health and fitness of the health care workers can be a risk to others
• Where to find additional resources regarding e-learning.

On completion of this online infection control course for healthcare you will be required to undertake an online test, which has a pass mark of 80%. Do not worry if you fail on your first attempt, as you can retake the test as many times as you are required.

Once you have successfully completed this course free infection control training certification will be available to download and print from your secure training area for your records. Our CPD certificate can be used to provide evidence for workplace compliance and is recognised internationally.

All online training courses and programs are accredited by the CPD Certification Service, conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.