Sense Scotland and Women and Children's Directorate, NHS Greater Glasgow

Developed to bridge the gap between health and social care, these training packs are designed to provide social care support staff with the underpinning knowledge and practical skills they need to support a person with a specific health care need. Each of the packs can be used as stand-along training, or together as a comprehensive training course. 

General Learning Outcomes
• understand what happens when we breathe
• describe what parts of the body make up the respiratory tract and how they work
• understand what a tracheostomy tube is and be able to describe the reasons why
a person might need a tracheostomy tube
• describe the reasons why suction and routine changes of the tube are required
• describe how to change a tracheostomy tube and the circumstances in which the
tube needs to be changed
• identify what can go wrong and know what actions to take
• know when to call for medical assistance.

Specific Learning Outcomes Include
• recognise that the person is having breathing difficulties
• know how to react
• recognise when the person requires suction and be able to give suction safely and
effectively
• assess the person’s condition after giving suction

These flexible training packs provide basic knowledge and understanding of a specific health care need. This will enable staff to use the knowledge to gain an understanding of the needs of individual service users, and to gain the confidence and competence to support the individual's health care, respond in an emergency situation and identify when and how to seek medical assistance. Each pack also provides guidance to teach staff to record and report health care information in accordance with legal, registration and organisational requirements. Each pack is cross mapped to LDAF and N/SVQs.

Vital information for: staff with a supervisory responsibility for those providing direct care, as well as patient carers and non-nursing carers such as support workers; and organisations providings support to children and adults living in the community, who require ongoing support to meet their health care needs.

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Pack 1 - Administration of Medication
Pack 2 - Epilepsy Awareness
Pack 3 - Gatrostomy Care and Feeding
Pack 4 - Management of a Severe Allergic Reaction
Pack 5 - Management of Diabetes Mellitus
Pack 6 - Nasogastric Care and Feeding
Pack 7 - Supporting People who have Breathing Difficulties
Full set of 8 packs