Thursday 14 October 2010
Free Pressure Ulcer Prevention Course/Training
GNCS will be providing Full Day Pressure Ulcer Prevention Courses, taught by the leading specialists at our Head Office Training Room in Kettering, over the next 21 months, FREE OF CHARGE to all Care Providers in Northamptonshire. The first of these courses is to be held on the 22nd November 2010 If you would like to book a place on this course please email, phone or fax us with your nominations for the course and we will confirm the places in writing. Places will be limited and to start, we are accepting a maximum of 2 nominations per provider, this may increase due to demand. If you have any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact Chris Aitken on 01536 527176 or email chris.aitken@gncs.co.uk or fax 08702 887 160.
Tuesday 21 September 2010
Free Dementia Awareness Open Day
Free Dementia Awareness Open Day
For Families and Friends of Dementia sufferers
GNCS are the Largest National Healthcare Training Company in the UK. We provide specialist Training to Care Home staff across the country to help improve their knowledge, expertise and most importantly to improve the level of care they provide. In recent times GNCS have recognised that the level of support for families and friends of people who live in Care Homes is not readily avaliable and quite often impossible to access.
With is in mind GNCS's are holding a Free Dementia Awareness Open Day for families and friends of Dementia sufferes to talk and discuss the issue surrounding Dementia, with a qualified Dementia Expert. The aim of the day is to raise a greater understanding of what Dementia is and its effect on the sufferer and families. Each person will have a greater understanding of the different forms of Dementia, and be able to cope with Dementia in a more effective way and also an opportunity to meet other people who live with and care for people with Dementia on a day to day basis and share their experiences.
Dementia is the result od damage nerve cells in the brain. Dementia may present itself in different ways and this depends on which part of the brain has been affected. Dementai can be defined as progressive loss of mental faculties including, short and long-term memory. This condition is characterised by mental disorientation and impaired judgement and has adverse effects on emotions, learning capabilities and may cause functional disabilities. A gradual losss of daily activities and skills for life can affect and Dementia sufferer.
To register your interest for the Free Open Day, please email shane.hills@gncs.co.uk or call 01536 527170. We will then confirm the date, time and location with you and send you some further information.
Warmest Regards
Chris Aitken
Managing Director
GNCS Ltd
Friday 11 June 2010
NVQ, BTEC and Mandatory Training Package for Care Staff FREE
NVQ and BTEC
NVQ, BTEC and Mandatory Training Package for Care Staff
GNCS have teamed up with Forward Thinking Training Solutions and are now offering an all round Training Package for Care Staff.
Whether you have existing staff who are looking to gain Nationally Recognised Qualifications in Care or would like to enroll new members of staff on a NVQ Course, GNCS can now offer this and more, all fully funded at no cost to your organisation.
What do your Staff Recieve?
> Level 2 or 3 BTEC Certificate in Health and Social Care (again dependent upon candidates ability)
> Communication Le vel 2 (Equivalent to GCSE Grade D)
> Application of Number Level 2 (Equivalent to GCSE Grade D)
> All Mandatory Subjects delivered in-house or externally to all staff who enroll on the programme, with
the opportunity for other staff to access this training free of charge*
> Access to Specialist Training, again free of charge*
> Programme leader, available at all times to guide and support your staff through the qualifications
> Accredited training by Edexcel
> A Bespoke Training Package, tailored to the needs of your organisation
*Dependent upon the number of staff enrolling on the NVQ programme, the more staff you enroll the more free training will be available
How much does all this cost?
> Continue to pay your staff at their normal hourly rate, nothing changes
> Up to £100 rebate per person to cover your costs for your staff to attend the English and Maths Courses/
Exam, which is relevant to the workplace
Benefits of Training with GNCS in this way
> Fully trained staff
> Meeting Mandatory Training requirements for all staff
> Cost effective, reduces training costs and time throughout the year, saving of over £3000 per member of staff
> Reduces staff turnover
> Meets all employment legislation in the Healthcare Sector
> GNCS do all the hard work
> You will recieve constant support from GNCS and will be able to access further educational programmes from the Largest National Healthcare Training Company in the UK
How to enrol your Staff?
A quick response is advisable as places are limited and going fast.
Contact us on the details below with a rough idea of how many staff you would like to take part and we will put together a bespoke package which suits your needs.
To book your places, please call 01536 527176, or download the application form below and send back to chris.aitken@gncs.co.uk stating the number of staff you would like to enrol and we can develop your bespoke training package for your organisation.
Click here to download the NVQ & BTEC application form
(To save application form, right click 'here' and click 'save link as')
GNCS Ltd Booking Team
Tel: 01536 527178
Email: bookings@gncs.co.uk
Fax: 08702887160
Thursday 29 April 2010
Wednesday 31 March 2010
GNCS Healthcare Training Courses
GNCS Limited is an independent training and consultancy company dedicated to raising the standards of care in nursing homes and healthcare settings across the UK. GNCS training courses are specifically designed to help meet the clinical triggers of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (SCRC).
Our courses teach practical skills and deliver a working understanding of their subject for nursing home staff and healthcare professionals. We have a network of highly qualified Associate Tutors who teach evidence based learning and promote industry best practice. We teach Tissue Viability Courses, Venipuncture Courses, Dementia Care Courses, Pressure Ulcer Prevention Courses, Medical Law for Nursing Home Courses and a wide range of associated clinical skills at both practical and theoretical levels. To find out how GNCS could help your organisation get in touch:
Telephone: 01536 527 170 Fax: 08702 887 160 E-Mail: hello@gncs.co.uk
Telephone: 01536 527 170 Fax: 08702 887 160 E-Mail: hello@gncs.co.uk
Apology after death of dementia patient
Published Date: 25 March 2010
In the wake of the findings, critics have called for independent advocates to be appointed for patients with dementia.
Ombudsman Jim Martin upheld three complaints against NHS Lothian which were lodged by the woman's husband after her death in August 2008.
He made eight separate recommendations, telling NHS Lothian to apologise to the woman's husband and ordering a review of nursing care on the ward.
The woman, identified only as Mrs C, was admitted to the ERI on 18 August after a fall and then moved to ward one at Liberton Hospital. She already had multiple health problems including dementia and asthma, and since falling four days earlier had become increasingly confused, lost her appetite and was becoming less mobile.
But even though her dementia meant she was deemed incapable of consenting to treatment, when she refused to take oral antibiotics for her pneumonia, this was not written into her records and her husband was not told.
When her condition worsened and she became distressed, her husband raised his concerns with medical staff, but instead of having her treatment reviewed, she was given the sedative haloperidol.
It was not until two days after she first refused medication that she became so agitated that a doctor recommended intravenous antibiotics to combat her worsening pneumonia. Despite the change in her treatment, she died a few hours later.
The ombudsman said: "I . . . consider that the board failed to provide appropriate treatment to Mrs C during the time that she spent in (Liberton Hospital] in the form of regular medical review, reassessment following a failure to respond to treatment and in the face of a deteriorating clinical state. Mrs C also received sedative medication without appropriate assessment."
He also criticised the hospital probe into Mrs C's death, which was led by the consultant responsible for her care, who he said would not have been sufficiently objective. He did acknowledge that ensuring that Mrs C had taken the prescribed antibiotics was unlikely to have improved her chances of survival.
The city council's Labour health spokeswoman, Councillor Lesley Hinds, said:
"It worries me that we continue to have cases like this and while the health board say 'we're going to take up the recommendations', who follows it up?"
NHS Lothian nurse director, Melanie Hornett, said: "We will formally write to Mr C, but I would like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere apologies for the distress caused and the shortcomings in the care provided.
HEALTH chiefs have been ordered to apologise to the family of a frail dementia patient after a "damning" report ruled she failed to get proper treatment before her death.
The Public Services Ombudsman has upheld a series of complaints against NHS Lothian after the death of the elderly woman at the city's Liberton Hospital.In the wake of the findings, critics have called for independent advocates to be appointed for patients with dementia.
Ombudsman Jim Martin upheld three complaints against NHS Lothian which were lodged by the woman's husband after her death in August 2008.
He made eight separate recommendations, telling NHS Lothian to apologise to the woman's husband and ordering a review of nursing care on the ward.
The woman, identified only as Mrs C, was admitted to the ERI on 18 August after a fall and then moved to ward one at Liberton Hospital. She already had multiple health problems including dementia and asthma, and since falling four days earlier had become increasingly confused, lost her appetite and was becoming less mobile.
But even though her dementia meant she was deemed incapable of consenting to treatment, when she refused to take oral antibiotics for her pneumonia, this was not written into her records and her husband was not told.
When her condition worsened and she became distressed, her husband raised his concerns with medical staff, but instead of having her treatment reviewed, she was given the sedative haloperidol.
It was not until two days after she first refused medication that she became so agitated that a doctor recommended intravenous antibiotics to combat her worsening pneumonia. Despite the change in her treatment, she died a few hours later.
The ombudsman said: "I . . . consider that the board failed to provide appropriate treatment to Mrs C during the time that she spent in (Liberton Hospital] in the form of regular medical review, reassessment following a failure to respond to treatment and in the face of a deteriorating clinical state. Mrs C also received sedative medication without appropriate assessment."
He also criticised the hospital probe into Mrs C's death, which was led by the consultant responsible for her care, who he said would not have been sufficiently objective. He did acknowledge that ensuring that Mrs C had taken the prescribed antibiotics was unlikely to have improved her chances of survival.
The city council's Labour health spokeswoman, Councillor Lesley Hinds, said:
"It worries me that we continue to have cases like this and while the health board say 'we're going to take up the recommendations', who follows it up?"
NHS Lothian nurse director, Melanie Hornett, said: "We will formally write to Mr C, but I would like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere apologies for the distress caused and the shortcomings in the care provided.
Is the UK ignoring Dementia?
Is there enough support for you if you're caring for someone who has dementia? Millions are ploughed into cancer research but 12 times less goes into looking for a cure for dementia.
Dementia costs the country £23 billion per year and more than cancer and heart disease combined.
According to the Alzheimer's Research Trust 822,000 suffer with dementia - and it's estimated that figure will pass the one million mark before 2025. Each patient costs the country almost £28,000 each year and yet just £61 per person is spent on research.
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