Training
This page shows just some of the many training schemes and development opportunities available for lcare providers in our area. This include training opportunities delivered by the CCG and a range of partner organisations, as well as links to other organisations such as Skills for Care who have a wealth of further support and resources available. If you have any suggestions for topics you would like adding to this section please get in touch.
- For more information on our React to Red Pressure Ulcer Prevention Training programme, please follow this link.
- For more information on our Recognising and Responding to Deteriorating Residents Training, please follow this link.
- For more information on the React to Falls Prevention Training Programme, please follow this link.
- For more information on PPE Training including resources, please follow this link
- For more information on Improving Hydration in Care Home Residents Training please follow this link
COVID-19 E-learning Programme
Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare have created a free eLearning programme available to all staff across health and social care. The programme includes key materials to help the health and care workforce respond to Coronavirus including essential guidance from the NHS, Government and WHO on infection prevention and control, personal protection equipment and more.
Upcoming training sessions and events
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Date, Venue and Time |
Content |
Booking Details |
Infection Prevention Society-Care Home Special Interest Group Event |
Wednesday 08 June at Clay Cross, Derbyshire |
The IPS Care Home Special Interest Group will be holding a full day event in Derbyshire in June. There will be several presentations throughout the day for learning and reflection. Presentations will include "Negating the effects of diarrhoea and vomiting in a care home environment", "Protection from Infection in the Care Home – Does Behaviour need to change in a Post Pandemic World" and "The Infection of Infection on Frailty". |
Further information can be found through this link. There is a small attendance cost for non members. |
Project ECHO Palliative Care Clinics- Syndrome of Inappropriate Antiduretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH) |
Tuesday 14 June 14.00-15.00 |
The Project ECHO team run through St Leonards Hospice and St Catherine's Hospice are hosting a series of clinics . These are designed and shaped by the community of Nursing staff working across the region in palliative care. On Zoom, these Hospice-led clinics will provide mutual learning, practical guidance, case studies and support. |
To register please contact The Project ECHO Team |
Project ECHO Palliative Care Clinics- Lymphodema |
Wednesday 06 July 14.00-15.00 |
The Project ECHO team run through St Leonards Hospice and St Catherine's Hospice are hosting a series of clinics . These are designed and shaped by the community of Nursing staff working across the region in palliative care. On Zoom, these Hospice-led clinics will provide mutual learning, practical guidance, case studies and support. |
To register please contact The Project ECHO Team |
T34 Syringe Driver Training |
Monday 11 July 9.30-12.30 Selby War Memorial Hospital, Doncaster Road, Selby, YO8 3BX |
St Leonards Hospice and York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are offering a series of dates across autumn and winter, for care homes to access free to access T34 syringe driver training.
Topics covered will include:
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For more information and to book, please view this flyer. |
Project ECHO Palliative Care Clinics- Breathlessness |
Tuesday 02 August 14.00-15.00 |
The Project ECHO team run through St Leonards Hospice and St Catherine's Hospice are hosting a series of clinics . These are designed and shaped by the community of Nursing staff working across the region in palliative care. On Zoom, these Hospice-led clinics will provide mutual learning, practical guidance, case studies and support. |
To register please contact The Project ECHO Team |
T34 Syringe Driver Training |
Tuesday 20 September 9.30-12.30 St Monica's Hospital, Long Street, Easingwold, YO61 3JD |
St Leonards Hospice and York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are offering a series of dates across autumn and winter, for care homes to access free to access T34 syringe driver training.
Topics covered will include:
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For more information and to book, please view this flyer. |
York Carers Awarenees Training |
All sessions take place from 10.30-12.30 via Zoom 19 April 2022 18 July 2022 9 November 2022 25 January 2023 |
This offers an introduction to York Carers Centre and how they can identify and support unpaid carers: It is an opportunity for professionals to learn more about York Carers Centre and the support available for unpaid carers across the city.
The session will include a presentation, have brief introductions, share information around current carer issues (such as Covid-19/isolation), engage in discussions, include a quiz and share links to carer films on YouTube. One of their Volunteer Carer Champions plans to share her experiences also. |
To book your place please contact sam.varo@nhs.net |
Training Provider/Organisation | Information |
Assessment and Diagnosis of Dementia: A Personalised Approach eLearning |
The above course has now been available on Health Education England's eLearning hub. It has been developed by University College London (UCL) in partnership with NHS England and Improvement’s Dementia and OPMH Policy team to support colleagues involved in assessment and diagnosis of dementia to deliver a flexible, person centred service. 20 sessions within the course cover a range of topics including cognitive assessment, considerations for different modes of consultation, and post diagnosis support. |
North Yorkshire Social Care Staff Support Network |
Following discussions with care providers and a need being established, The Project ECHO Team are launching a network exclusively for care staff which will provide a safe, supported space to share experiences with colleagues in other care homes and domiciliary services. The network is endorsed by local CCG's and local authorities and is available for all care staff working across North Yorkshire and York. The network committed to the needs of care staff, and will be based around the support and learning that staff say they require. For more information or queries please contact ProjectECHOTeam@stleonardshospice.nhs.uk |
Bronze Award in Quality Improvement |
The Improvement Academy are offering this course free to all health and care staff, which provides and introduction to quality improvement including an introduction to a model of improvement and how to use in practice. The course would be beneficial to those interested in supporting or delivery quality improvement projects. |
Humber Coast and Vale Cancer Champions |
These virtual Cancer Champion training sessions help raise awareness of signs and symptoms of cancer to encourage early detection within local communities. The 90-minute session will be available to anybody from across the Humber Coast and Vale area, and aims to save lives by promoting healthy lifestyle choices and encouraging early detection of cancer, when treatment could be simpler and more successful. You'll gain the confidence and knowledge to have life-saving conversations about cancer and everyone who completes the course will receive a copy of our virtual handbook, a certificate and a badge to show they have taken part. |
DSPT Team North East and Yorkshire (NHS England and Improvement) |
The team provide regular sessions to help providers reach both Approaching Standards and the Standards Met levels of the Data Security Protection Toolkit (DSPT), as well as tailored individual support to providers as needed. For more information please email: england.dsptney@nhs.net |
Yorkshire and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
In house courses available through the acute hospital trust. These include bowel and bladder and catheterisation among others. |
Project ECHO Palliative Care Network |
The Project ECHO Team based at St Leonards Hospice are welcoming all staff working in care services across the Vale of York to attend their new palliative care network. These sessions will be delivered by specialist palliative care staff from across the sector, and will be an opportunity for learning, shared experience and to enhance palliative care skills. For more information, please view the flyer for the network. |
Project ECHO Huntingtons Disease Champions Network |
The Project ECHO team from St Leonards Hospice are inviting health and social care professionals to join their new network, which will be run in partnership with a Huntington's Disease Association local specialist advisor. The aim of the network is through collaboration between services, to help us learn, teach and share experiences to enhance our care skills. For more information, please see this flyer. |
Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities Network |
The PCPLD aim to raise awareness of the palliative care needs of people with learning disabilities, to share and promote ‘best practice’ and to enhance collaboration between all services providers, carers and people with a learning disability. They provide resources, webinars and training that may be helpful to providers. |
Barclays Digital Eagles |
Free training and support for care providers with tablet devices to help get the most out of them to connect residents with families and staff with clinicians. 5 different sessions are available with training taking place every weekday- Getting Started, Entertainment, Digital Safety, Connectivity, Rapid Run Through. |
Skills for Care |
An independent charity working in the social care sector, who provide guidance and courses to help recruit, develop and lead high quality staff. |
Dietetics Training (Vale of York Care Homes Only)- York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
The dietetics team from York Hospital are now able to offer nutrition training to interested staff from Vale of York care homes. The training is anticipated to take 30 minutes-1 hour and will help those taking part a greater knowledge of nutrition to help embed in their service. To express an interest in this training please email Nutrition&Dietetics@YORK.NHS.UK |
University of Hull- 'Coping with Behaviours that Challenge in Dementia' e-Learning |
University of Hull have created an online course that has been updated in 2019 to align it with changes in treatment and pathways for people with dementia. Module 3 in particular has been found useful by the using it, as it assists staff to make rational decisions on unmet health and psychosocial needs in people with dementia who challenge caregivers. It also helps signpost professionals to what care homes and family carers may need to deliver these ‘biopsychosocial’ support plans. To access this training you will need to create an account. |
Reduce length of stay e-learning resource |
A new e-learning tool called ActNow has been developed for health and care staff to help them prevent delayed transfers of care. The tool can be used by nurses, allied health professionals and care staff to ensure patients have the best outcomes possible following care received in hospital. It includes resources to help staff take prompt practical actions and use every opportunity to ensure patients are cared for in the best place. If you would like any further information about Act Now Home First support, please contact emma.self@nhs.net |
City of York Council |
City of York Council’s Workforce Development Unit offer a large number of training sessions relevant to health and social care staff. Some of this training is available to providers free of charge and others will come with a small cost. To book on to these courses you will need to register for a MyLo account. For any queries please contact: wdu@york.gov.uk |
Humber, Coast and Vale Excellence Centre |
A collaborative organisation within Humber, Coast and Vale Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP). The Excellence Centre is comprised of representatives from primary and secondary care, CCG’s, Skills for Care and higher education and works to improve staff development and retention within health and social care. |
The Skills Platform |
The Skills Platform was created in collaboration between Skills for Health and The National Skills Academy, and is an excellent resource for browsing a large number of training and e-learning courses suitable for health and social care staff. |
Education Skills Funding Agency: Off the job training resources |
The Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) has produced a series of resources aimed to bust the myths surrounding off the job training. They include: A flowchart to help employers define what counts as off-the-job training A one-page summary on the top five common myths |
North Yorkshire County Council Quality Improvement Team |
The Quality Improvement Team assist contracted providers with best practice, medicines management and training as well as many other areas of social care. |
This link provides a five minute training guide and guidance on when an Advance Care Plan (ACP) should be put into place and what it includes. There is also a link within the guide to a more comprehensive e-learning module for those interested, and also attached a document including some suggestions for conversation starters to raise the subject of ACP’s. |
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Dementia Friends Training | Dementia Friends is a social action group organised by Alzheimer’s Society to raise awareness, and to help those living with dementia. For more information on how to become a Dementia Friend, please follow the opposite. To view the Bookcase Analogy video shown at Partners in Care on 27 March 2019, please follow this link. |