Our team of Infection Control Nurses and Healthcare professionals have developed a range of online training sessions to help your staff protect themselves and their clients from infections such as Infleunza and COVID-19.
Whether your team of care givers provide care in residential care homes, nursing homes or directly in patient’s own homes, we can provide easy to access, concise training on all aspects of infection control.
Individual workers can access our online training portal from their own homes or while at work, complete the training course and receive a certificate of achievement directly to their email address.
Online training developed to meet the needs of
- Care home staff infection control Training.
- Residential care staff infection control training.
- Home care workers infection control training.
- Nursing home workers online training.
Infection control training for all grades of staff
- Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational therapists.
- Cleaning staff.
- Catering staff.
- Portering Staff
Advice On Symptoms And Reducing Risks Associated With The Respiratory Infections:
Symptoms:
It can take from 2 to 5 days for symptoms of the Influenza or Coronavirus to appear.
The main difference between colds and flu is that colds start gradually and you feel worse bit by bit over a few days whereas influenza is likely to be suddent on set
Symptoms may include sweating and a temperature, a cough, a runny nose and symptoms like a cold or more severe symptoms like shortness of breath and breathing difficulties
Symptoms such as aches and pains and feeling very tired are also more common with flu than colds
Reduce risk of acquiring respiratory infections
You can reduce risk of picking up colds and flu by washing your hands properly and regularly with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub.
For more information on our infection prevention and control services and auditing systems see below