Institute of Health and Social Care Studies Prospectus 2014 Page 10

Institute of Health & Social Care Studies online at

www.gov.gg/theinstitute

Institute of Health & Social Care Studies, Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Rue Mignot, St Martins, GY4 6UU

Skills Refresher Days for Health Professionals

These Refresher Days enable health professionals to fulfil their annual update requirements in one
day. The day includes Basic Life Support refresher, People Handling update plus Automated External
Defibrillation (AED) and Anaphylaxis updates if appropriate. These courses are typically delivered at
your workplace to a group of between 6 and 12 people.

Continuing Care

Tailored to the skills required to care for
dependent patients in a long term setting.
Includes basic life support and the moving and handling of people (use of hoists and other patient
handling equipment).

Community Care

Tailored to the skills required to deliver evidence based, safe nursing care in community
environments. Includes basic life support and the moving and handling of people.

Medium/Low Dependency Care

Tailored to the skills required when caring for less dependent service users. Includes basic life sup-
port and the moving and handling of people.

Training delivered at workplace for groups

of between 6 and 12--£100 per head

Other short courses .....

Brief Solution-focussed approaches
Working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Counselling Skills
IT Skills

PC Introduction, Email, Internet, Word, Publisher, Excel, PowerPoint

These are just examples of the short courses facilitated at the Institute.
Please contact the Institute on 707328 for information on other courses planned for 2014
or to discuss your particular learning need, even if it is not covered in this prospectus.

£145 per short course

Conferences

The Institute is involved in the organisation and hosting of conferences in Guernsey
related to fields within health and social care.

In 2014 the Institute will be assisting the Guernsey
Ethics Committee in hosting the UKCEN conference
on the 16th and 17th of June at Les Cotils.

Details for the UKCEN conference and other 2014
conferences will be made available at www.gov.gg/
conferences as and when information becomes available.

For more information about our Conferences contact the Training Administrator on 707609.