Tertiary Catalogue

Health and Safety is a key training area. This programme explains health and safety procedures relating to all aspects of the topic within the care home, not only service users but also staff, contractors and visitors, making your care home a safe place to work and live. Show Less

*Warning - contains brief scenes from a funeral parlour with a body being prepared.* This programme helps to prepare care workers for dealing with the emotional and practical issues surrounding death, dying and bereavement. There are many important issues to consider when dealing with death in social care, the emotional aspects of coping with terminal illness and the death of service users. Show Less

One of the most crucial elements of the care workers role is their ability to communicate effectively with service users and each other. This course focuses on verbal, nonverbal and behavioural communication. It looks at how we communicate, what tools and resources we have within ourselves and the equipment that can aid communication. Show Less

Every workplace must make provisions for emergency first aid and this video explains the basic procedures involved in the most common emergency first aid situations. All basic first aid procedures are examined, including what to do if you come across an emergency situation, how to treat various types of casualties and how to record any incidents that have taken place. This video follows guidelines and procedures issued by the British Red Cross, St. John Ambulance and the Resuscitation Council (UK). Show Less

This programme will teach care workers how to identify potential hazards and prevent the outbreak of fires. Covering areas such as the legal framework surrounding fire and how fires start, this title goes on to explain how to reduce the risk of injury from fires by stopping them spreading. Show Less

Ensuring that your workers are fully aware of what must be done in a fire is vital to providing a safe environment for service users. Building on the lessons learned in Fire Safety 1: Hazards and Prevention, this title will teach care workers what to do if a fire were to break out in a care home. It will teach your staff the importance of fire drills and appropriate training, as well as when people should and shouldn’t be moved. Show Less

This programme will help registered owners, managers and their staff understand the process of creating a fire risk assessment for their care home. The resource covers areas such as identifying and reducing hazards; protecting staff, residents and visitors from risks; and details the documents that should be created to form part of a care homes’ fire safety policy. The video follows a manager of a small care home preparing a fire risk assessment with guidance and advice from a fire safety expert. Show Less

Ensuring that your care home staff are fully aware of what must be done in a fire is vital to providing a safe environment. Building on the lessons learned in 'Fire Safety: Hazards and Prevention' this title will teach care workers what to do if a fire were to break out in a care home. it will teach your staff the importance of fire drills and appropriate training as well as when people should and shouldn't be moved, and where they should be moved to. Show Less

This care home based title will teach care workers how to identify potential hazards and prevent the outbreak of fires. Covering areas such as the legal framework surrounding fire and how fires start, this title goes on to explain how to reduce the risk of injury from fires by stopping them spreading. Show Less

Every year in the UK there are over 90,000 confirmed incidents of bacterial food poisoning; therefore, it is imperative that food safety and hygiene procedures are strictly adhered to. This is particularly important in the social care environment as older residents tend to have weaker immune systems and are subsequently more prone to food related infections. Show Less

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) is a key element identified by Skills for Care and is vital to the well-being of people that we support and care for. Good IPC is essential for service users, staff and managers as well as your business as a whole. This programme provides substantial support in making sure you understand and comply with legal obligations as well as significantly improving staff skills and knowledge in this area. Show Less

Care home residents can become difficult or aggressive and it is important that care workers understand how to manage this type of behaviour. The excellent program examines how care staff can work with service users who may be aggressive or violent. We examine what is challenging behaviour, who can present challenging behaviour; reasons for challenging behaviour, prediction and prevention, undertaking proper risk assessments, how to respond appropriately, verbal responses, and body language. Additionally we discuss how carers on the best ways of keeping themselves and other service users safe in unsafe situations, and why it is important to try to understand that there may be unknown reasons for challenging behaviour. Show Less

The aim of this video is to consider how care staff can work with individuals who may be aggressive or violent and how to manage distressed behaviour. It will examine the following areas: What is distressed behaviour? Who can present distressed behaviour? Reasons for distressed behaviour, prediction and prevention, undertaking proper risk assessments, how to respond appropriately, verbal responses and body language. The video also advises carers on the best ways of keeping themselves and other individuals safe in unsafe situations and why it is important to try to understand that there may be unknown reasons for distressed behaviour. Show Less

Making proper assessments is an essential part of safe moving and handling practices. This title explains how to conduct several types of assessment and how to be sure that the service user is both protected and encouraged to remain mobile. This title is an invaluable resource for managers and care workers alike. This title will help care worker’s to understand risks and hazards involved in moving and handling and also explain how to support service user mobility. Show Less

Focusing on the care home setting, this title will show your staff how to use equipment safely and assist service users in their daily lives. Built around the principles of safe manual handling this title will teach care workers the importance of providing assistance centred around the needs of the service user whether working unaided, as part of a team or with equipment. Show Less

This programme will provide a theoretical background to moving and handling to ensure that care workers understand the reasons, both practical and legal, behind safe moving principles. It is filmed in a real working care home and includes animated sequences to illustrate the potential risks of poor manual handling practice to the health of both care workers and service users. Show Less

This title looks at the needs of the service user in a care environment and the care which needs to be provided by an establishment and its staff. A better understanding of the needs of service users will improve the care skills of carers as well as satisfaction in their own work. Show Less

This title is aimed at care workers and kitchen assistants and examines what constitutes a healthy diet for the older person. Filmed in a real working care home, this is an invaluable resource in ensuring that elderly service users are provided with healthy, nutritional meals. Show Less

Pressure ulcers are potentially avoidable if carers have the correct understanding about their causes and how they can be prevented. This title aims to improve pressure ulcer prevention awareness for carers who work in all social care and healthcare settings. It starts by explaining how the skin can be affected by different types of forces, such as pressure, shearing force and friction. It then goes on to demonstrate how pressure ulcers develop and how they can be prevented. Practical in nature, it also considers how to recognise the start of a pressure ulcer, which areas are most susceptible from pressure damage, teaching service users to inspect their own skin for early signs of pressure ulcers and the consequences of allowing pressure ulcers to go untreated. Show Less

This two part title introduces carers to the values that underpin person-centred care and assists them to develop their understanding of how principles of care should be reflected in their day-to-day practices. Part one explores the values of individuality, rights, choice, privacy, independence, dignity, respect, partnership and confidentiality. Show Less

This two part title introduces carers to the values that underpin person-centred care and assists them to develop their understanding of how principles of care should be reflected in their day-to-day practices. Part two goes on to look at the meaning of prejudice and equal opportunities and the nature of the working relationship between service users, carers and others. The title also examines the service users’ right to take informed risks in their life, along with how you should use your organisation’s risk assessment procedures to minimise risk. Show Less

Risk assessments are a legal requirement under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations. This programme will show managers and staff how to carry out effective health and safety risk assessments, in the care home. Learn how to identify the hazards and risks, evaluate the risks, record existing control measures, evaluate the adequacy of control measures, implement additional controls, review the risk assessments, and control measures. Staff, residents, and general building assessments are all examined. Show Less