4-hour Infection Prevention & Control Risk Assessment & Developing an Annual Programme course for Managers/Deputy Managers of Adult Social Care Services

AIMS:

• To provide knowledge and facilitate learning of Adult Social Care Registered Managers
  including an understanding of the 10 criteria of The Health & Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice
  on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance (DH) 2022;
• To provide workshop opportunities to enhance learning;
• To generate debate, critical appraisal and reflection;
• To empower Registered Managers and other senior staff to lead on the delivery of appropriate
  infection prevention & control (IPC) practice in their place of work thus embedding IPC processes in
  the transformation agenda;.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• To identify the regulatory frameworks and their application to providers of to providers of adult social care in a range of residential care settings;
• To discuss the relevance and importance of developing an annual programme using local examples;
• To understand the importance of risk assessment and its role in improving practice / ensuring
  compliance by identifying gaps in service provision and developing action plans to address issues
  identified as part of the annual programme;
• To discuss the implementation, maintenance and assurance of key governance and practice issues
  in adult social care settings;