PPE Training For Healthcare Workers
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This online training course provides you with the knowledge and techniques needed to safely use personal protective equipment (PPE) in healthcare settings. In this training, you will learn the correct way to use different types of PPE and when they are needed, including gloves, goggles and aprons. You will learn how to safely wear multiple items of PPE and the correct order to put them on and remove them.
This course also outlines the correct way to store, maintain and dispose of PPE, as well as what to do if your PPE is compromised. Finally, by the end of this training you will be aware of considerations for using PPE during an infection risk and PPE shortages.
By the end of this course, you will:
All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
On successful completion of the course you will be sent a quality assured certificate through the post the next working day. This can be used to provide evidence for compliance and audit.
This certificate does not have an expiry date. However, based on industry best practice guidelines, the recommended renewal period for this training is 3 years. We will print this recommended renewal date on your certificate.
We're proud to be officially endorsed by Skills for Care, the strategic body for workforce development in social care in England and a delivery partner for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Skills for Care endorsement is a trusted quality mark only awarded to the best learning and development providers within the social care sector.
High Speed Training has supported thousands of Health and Social Care workers in gaining accredited certificates to help them deliver safe and effective care. We best serve care providers by committing to being at the forefront of sector issues, policy and legislation, ensuring our training is up-to-date, comprehensive and meaningful.
As part of our commitment to Health and Social Care, we have worked hard to build partnerships with authorities and leading bodies, including the National Care Forum (NCF) and the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE).
If you wish to try this course then register for a demo by clicking the 'interactive demo' button. You will be given the option to purchase and continue with your course at the end of your demo!
Module | Description | |
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1 | How to Use Healthcare PPE: Part 1 | When should you use PPE, essential requirements for PPE, hand hygiene, pre-donning steps for PPE, how to use sterile and non-sterile gloves and how to use face masks and respirators. |
2 | How to Use Healthcare PPE: Part 2 | How to use eye protection, how to use aprons or long-sleeved gowns, how to use head and foot protection and wearing multiple items of PPE. |
3 | Changing, Disposal, Storage, and Maintenance of PPE | When to change your PPE, changing gloves, changing face masks, changing respirators, changing eye and face protection, changing aprons and gowns, changing head and foot protection, what to do if your PPE is compromised, how to safely dispose of PPE, storing PPE, maintaining your PPE and general PPE safety rules. |
4 | PPE During an Infection Risk | What is an 'infection risk', changing PPE, PPE shortages, delivering home care, how to safely dispose of and reuse PPE and further information for PPE usage. |
The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 20 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 80%. The answers are marked automatically, so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don't pass, don't worry. You can take the test as many times as you need – with no extra charge.
This course is suitable for all staff working in a healthcare setting who need to know how to use personal protective equipment correctly. This includes:
This course is suitable for staff of all levels, including employees, supervisors and managers.
Purchase and payment
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For companies ordering 5 or more courses, you’ll also be given the option to pay by invoice.
Course access
Once you’ve completed your purchase, look out for an email containing the details you’ll need to start your training.
If you’ve purchased a single course, we’ll send you a unique course code. You can use this to add your training to an existing account, or create a brand new one.
Purchased multiple courses for training your team? We’ll email you all the login details you need to distribute to your staff.
Certificate
If your delivery address is in the UK, we will send a hard copy of your certificate to your UK postal address once you’ve completed your course. Although we try to deliver your certificates as soon as possible, please allow 3-4 working days for delivery.
Don’t want to wait? You can instantly download your digital certificate as a PDF after course completion.
Additionally, please note that if your company is paying by invoice we can only issue certificates after your order has been fully paid.
Continued support
Our friendly customer support team is happy to help at any stage of your training. Call us on 0333 006 7000 or contact support@highspeedtraining.co.uk, and we’ll do our best to answer any questions you may have.
Additionally, have you seen our help page? It’s full of useful information to help guide you through your training experience.