Health & Social Care Training
Quality care. Meet legal requirements. Protection for all.
BOOST BUSINESS BY PUTTING PEOPLE FIRST
Social care covers a wide range of services offered by local authorities and the independent sector through the provision of social work, personal care, protection or social support services to children or adults in need or at risk, or adults with needs arising from illness, disability, old age or poverty. Carers typically work in care homes, clinics, hospitals, medical practices and out in the community in the homes of people in need of help. Wherever you deliver social care, it is critical that risks to your staff and those they are caring for, are properly managed to ensure rights, freedoms and dignity are respected.
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By law the business owner is responsible
In recent years there have been numerous high-profile cases of prosecutions against care providers for breach of health and safety standards, which in some cases has resulted in the closure of their business operations. There is a raft of sometimes complex rules and regulations surrounding safe practice in health and social care and it is crucial that business owners are aware of which ones apply to them. Bodies such as the Health and Safety Executive, Care Quality Commission and local Trading Standards are responsible for policing legislation put in place to protect care workers, service users and members of the public, and they will act against those who fail to comply.
What you need to do
Where mandatory training is required, it is your responsibility to ensure all employees are trained to the necessary standards of service care. The Care Quality Commission checks that care workers have the skills and values needed to meet its regulations. If they fall short, then you are putting not only them but service users and your business at risk.
Nutshell Training courses
Please find listed below the full range of accredited courses in health and social care offered by Nutshell Training. Full details can be found by clicking on the course of your choice. Nutshell Training also delivers non-accredited courses and will tailor-make training to suit your company needs and choice of venue, times and dates. Just contact Nutshell Training to find out the appropriate level of training you and/or your employees need to meet health and social care regulations.