Wound Care Education for the Health and Care Workforce

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Wound Care Education for the Health and Care Workforce

The Wound Care Education elearning programme supports the health and care workforce in developing the knowledge and skills required to deliver appropriate wound care to people in any healthcare setting.

The high-quality, engaging elearning sessions are aligned to the UK NHS’s National Wound Care Core Capabilities Framework for England and give learners the requisite wound care knowledge and skills and provides a certificate to those who successfully complete the programme.

The Wound Care Education programme is suitable for nursing staff around the world, working in a variety of care settings.  The wound care programme supports the development of Tier 1 and Tier 2 knowledge and skills as set out in the framework.

Tier 1 gives a comprehensive overview of the essentials of wound care, covering topics such as:

  • Skin care
  • Wound assessments
  • The causes of leg ulcerations
  • The principles of taking good quality digital images of wounds.

Tier 2 sessions explore topics in more depth and include cases studies and a knowledge assessment which must be passed to gain certification.

Written by the UK’s Top Clinical Specialists

This online training has been developed in the UK by the experts at NHS England’s National Wound Care Strategy Programme – which aims to implement a consistently high standard of wound care by reducing variation, improving safety and optimising patient experience and outcome – and the online learning experts at NHS England, elearning for healthcare.

This ensures this course meets the highest training standards and offers a world-class elearning experience.

Made to Fit Your Busy Life

The engaging, interactive content, that’s delivered online, means you can study at home, in work or even on the move.

Plus, the bitesize modules track your progress, so it’s possible to dip in and out of sessions, and allow you to access them in any order, as frequently as you need.

Making this the perfect course to enhance your knowledge and skills even when you have a busy life.

 

What Will You Learn?

  • Develop your skills and understanding to deliver appropriate wound care.
  • Developed by the UK’s top wound care specialists.

Course Content

Course Content
The course is divided into two modules – Tier 1 ‘Essentials’ and Tier 2. Each module is made up of bite-sized sessions, with each session taking around 30 to 60 minutes to complete. The content covers the main principles of wound care: Tier 1 essentials – Essentials of Skin Care: Skin anatomy, function and assessment. – Essentials of Wound Assessment: Different types of wounds and undertaking a wound assessment. – Essentials of Leg Ulceration: Causes of leg ulceration, types of leg ulceration and their management. – Essentials of the Foot at Risk: Anatomy of the foot, undertaking a simple foot assessment and making appropriate referrals. – Essentials of Digital Wound Imaging: The principles of taking a good quality digital image, including consent and data storage considerations. – Essentials of Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Using the aSSKINg framework to assess and manage identified risk of pressure area breakdown. Tier 2 – The Foot at Risk: Assessment of the foot for peripheral vascular disease, including palpation and isonation of pulses, measuring toe pressure and ankle brachial pressure index, assessing for claudication, critical limb ischaemia and the WIfI classification system. – Choosing the right compression therapy: Reasons for compression, different compression therapy systems, measuring for and choosing maintenance hosiery. – Dressing wounds: An introduction to the concept of using evidence to inform decisions about dressing wounds.