Care of the Catheterised Patient for Health Care Assistants
Delivered in partnership with the NHS this virtual course aims to increase your knowledge of the general principles of catheter care and maintenance, infection control, catheter troubleshooting.
Who the course is for?
This course is intended for Care Workers, Health Care Assistants, Managers or Nursing Associates/Care Home Assistant Practitioner (CHAPs) working in the community, acute hospitals and within care homes who are required to perform catheter care.
Learning method
The course is a virtual session over Teams for 4 hours.
What you will learn?
By completing this course, you will understand:
- Anatomy at a glance
- Types of catheterisation
- Reasons for catheterisation
- Care of the catheterised patient
- Importance of effective infection control How to handle, empty and change catheter bags
- Troubleshooting Documentation Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)
Course benefits
- What the general principles of catheter care are
- How to troubleshoot catheter care and effective infection control
- This course is free of charge
Course dates and times
You only need to attend one of the sessions below:
Microsoft Teams sessions
Date | Time | Topic | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
TBC | TBC | HCA Catheterisation Training | Microsoft Teams |
Face to Face sessions
Date | Time | Topic | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
TBC | TBC | HCA Catheterisation Training | TBC |
How to book
Please email jill.gleave1@nhs.net to book a place on this course. Details of how to join will be sent after you have booked.
Face-to-face training (venues indicated next to each date), please note places are limited.
In partnership with
- North East and North Cumbria
- County Durham Integrated Community Care Partnership
- Contact County Durham Care Academy
- careacademy@durham.gov.uk
- 03000 260 222
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Our address is:
- Durham County Council
- Green Lane
- Spennymoor
- County Durham
- United Kingdom
- DL16 6JQ
