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? 

 > NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Care (dependent upon candidates ability) 
 > 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?

 > Nothing, GNCS have funding available for this Training NOW! Please note, places are limited
 > 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.

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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

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Tel: 01536 527178

Email: bookings@gncs.co.uk

Fax: 08702887160

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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

Apology after death of dementia patient

Published Date: 25 March 2010

By SUE GYFORD

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?

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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.

How will we cope with dementia?

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Published Date:
15 March 2010

Action to help dementia sufferers and their carers have been announced as it was revealed the numbers living living with the condition in Northamptonshire will double over the next 15 years.

A third of people over 80 are expected to develop dementia and with people living longer, the increase in dementia patients will put pressure on health services and the husbands and wives left to care for them.

A series of workshops are currently being held in Northamptonshire to create a plan on how to cope with dementia in the future.

Annette Lumb, programme manager for dementia for the Department of Health East Midlands, said: "Health and social care teams need to get these services right otherwise there are going to be problems with service provision in the future.

"Ideally we want to allow people to live at home rather than be admitted to a care home or a hospital bed."

The announcement also comes as new figures show there are more than 27,000 unpaid carers looking after loved ones in north Northamptonshire, 2,800 of whom are in poor health themselves.

Doreen Cartin's husband Billy, 72, was diagnosed with dementia two years ago. He now needs help with everything from getting dressed and going to the toilet to drinking a cup of tea.

Mrs Cartin, of Higham Ferrers, said: "I think he knows something is wrong but he doesn't know what. I still love him deeply but he is not the same man."

There are currently 7,258 people diagnosed with dementia in Northamptonshire, including 560 in Corby, 1,024 in east Northants, 1,017 in Kettering and 847 in Wellingborough. The total number is expected to rise to 11,899 by 2025.

Poor medical care put elderly residents of Cumbrian private care home at risk

Staff at a Cumbrian nursing home over-sedated vulnerable residents, gave out wrong doses of drugs and allowed some medications to run out.

Riverside Court has in Maryport been given a zero-star poor rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Inspectors said the elderly had been put at risk by poor medical care, nutritional standards and safety procedures.

In one case a doctor ordered the use of sedatives to be reduced but the dosage was in fact tripled.

In another, a sedative should have been increased at night. Instead it was cut and the higher dose was doled out during the day.

The resident’s records contained entries such as ‘sleepy this morning’ and ‘very lethargic today’.

There was no evidence to suggest the dosages had been altered intentionally.

A stock take led to the discovery that some medicines were missing and there was an excess of others.

Inspectors said this meant they had not been administered properly.

Drugs were also allowed to run out – including angina medication and painkillers.

On occasions swabs should have been taken from wounds to check for infection but weren’t because staff said they didn’t have the right paperwork.

And a catheter bag fitted to someone with a kidney infection was left lying on the floor. Inspectors had to make a member of staff put it on a stand.

Among the other failures in duty of care were incomplete care plans and delayed tests for people on blood thinning drugs.

The CQC noted that residents had been losing weight, a significant amount for some, but the situation was not being monitored.

Elsewhere in the report it was revealed that staff had not received nutrition and dementia training.

Inspectors found the quality of the Salmoor Way premises off Irish Street was lacking too.

Stained bathroom tiles were falling off the walls and one of the baths had been out of use since 2008.Toilet seats and handrails were not screwed in properly, gaps in bedroom windows had been stuffed with paper and call bells were missing.

The home has been given until the end of March to meet all of the 17 statutory requirements it breached.

Or the CQC will take further enforcement action.

Riverside charges up to £585 a week and is owned by Four Seasons Healthcare.The firm has 350 homes across the UK and has recently wiped out £800m of its £1.6bn debt by giving creditors a stake in the business.

A Riverside spokesman said: “We recognise that the home has not reached the high standards demanded in a number of areas.

"We do note that the home was praised by residents and relatives during the inspection for its caring staff.

"A comprehensive plan is in place and under the leadership of a new manager and with support from the senior management team we expect these issues to be addressed.”

“We are working closely with the Care Quality Commission and social services and are confident that the improvements being made will be acknowledged.”