Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria
This training is suitable for the whole general practice workforce. Administration staff and other non-clinical staff should attend the first hour only. Clinical staff who work with paediatrics should attend the whole session as best practice highlights that BLS training for both adults and paediatrics is required. Non clinical staff should undertake the first hour of this face to face course initially and then every 3 years, e-learning should be undertaken in years 2 and 3.
Course Aim
This course aims to provide delegates with a level of resuscitation competence for both adults and paediatrics.
Healthcare organisations must ensure that their workforce receives the appropriate training, including periodic updates, in order to maintain a level of resuscitation competence relevant to their role. This course meets the requirements specified for Level 2 training on the Core Skills Framework and is suitable for staff with direct clinical care responsibilities, including all qualified healthcare professionals.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course delegates will be able to:
- Recognise cardio-respiratory arrest
- Appropriately summon emergency help in accordance with local protocols
- Perform CPR in the form of chest compressions
- Understand current legislation and local resuscitation policies and procedures
- Recognise and respond to patients with clinical deterioration, escalating care in accordance with local policy
- Initiate an appropriate emergency response, which may include management of choking and the use of the recovery position, all in accordance with current Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines
- Initiate and maintain effective chest compressions in accordance with current Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines for adults, children and infants
- Provide basic airway management for adults, children and infants
- Initiate and maintain effective lung ventilations in accordance with current Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines for adults, children and infants
- Operate an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) safely and appropriately
- Understand individual roles and responsibilities in responding to persons in emergency situations
- Understand individual responsibilities in accurately reporting and recording details of an emergency event
- Understand the importance of undertaking any resuscitation interventions within the limits of personal capabilities and context of any previous training received
- Understand how the local Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Policy should be applied within a clinical context
- Recognise and apply emergency treatment of anaphylactic reactions
Course Duration – 2 hours (non-clinical staff should attend for the first hour)
Trainer/Facilitator
First Aid & More
Date/Time/Venue
Wednesday 6th March 2024, 10am – 12pm, Romiley Life Centre, 1-3 Stockport Road SK6 4BN
For Stockport Practices – This training can also be booked to take place in your practice setting if you have a minimum of 13 and a maximum of 16 delegates that can attend one session. The training provider will provide us with a delegate list and invoice us to pay for the session.
Cost – This course is free of charge for all those working in Stockport General Practices. For all external delegates the cost is £40 per person
Booking Process/Additional Information
- Bookings for this course should be made via the Virtual College LMS: https://nhsgmstockport.vc-enable.co.uk/. Enquiries can be made via gmicb-sto.learningdevelopment@nhs.net or 07393 798115.
- To book sessions in your practice please contact the training provider directly – Kevin Walker, First Aid & More.
Kevinwalker6@me.com 07888 666368 - Staff with direct clinical care responsibilities including all qualified healthcare professionals should undertake this training annually. It is good practice for all members of the healthcare team to undertake BLS training as a minimum every 18 months (see the BLS e-learning information for the non clinical workforce).