Infection Control
Who should attend:
Any healthcare staff who want training covering all aspects of infection control in different healthcare settings.
Course benefits:
This course aims to help you understand the key areas of risk across a number of areas. You will find out why infection control is so important and you’ll learn all about how infection spreads, how to fight infection and how you can work to prevent the spread of infection.
Additional Information:
Certificates:
On completion students will gain a Certificate of Attendance from Essential Training.
Contents:
What is Infection Control
Standard infection control precautions
Disposal of waste
Label information
Food waste
Contamination injury
Storage/handling of clinical waste
Types of waste
Disinfection
Sterilisation
Hand washing
Gloves
Aprons
Linen
Isolation
Common infections -
• Chickenpox/shingles
• Diarrhoea and vomiting
• Meningitis
• Head lice
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C,
• HIV
• Scabies
• Tuberculosis
• MRSA & Clostridium Difficile known as Cdif
• SCARS
• Whooping cough
For more details on this course or any other training please call 01271 830338 or use our contact form to request a call