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Food Safety, Nutrition and Hydration Level 2

Food Safety, Nutrition, and Hydration Level 2 is an intermediate-level training course designed to provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with a deeper understanding of the importance of food safety, hygiene, nutrition, and hydration in their workplaces. The course aims to enable learners to develop the skills and knowledge required to prepare and handle food safely and to promote good nutrition and hydration.

The course covers a range of topics, including food safety legislation, personal hygiene, food safety and contamination, food storage, temperature control, nutrition, and hydration. Learners will learn about the legal requirements for food safety in their workplaces and the consequences of not complying with these regulations.

The course also covers the principles of food safety and hygiene in greater depth, including the causes of foodborne illnesses and how to prevent them. Learners will learn about the different types of food contamination, including physical, chemical, and microbiological, and how to prevent cross-contamination.

In addition to food safety, the course covers the importance of good nutrition and hydration in maintaining health and well-being. Learners will learn about the different food groups and the importance of a balanced diet, as well as the effects of poor nutrition and hydration on the body. They will also learn about the signs and symptoms of malnutrition and dehydration and how to prevent them.

The course is typically delivered over 3 hours and includes practical exercises and assessments to ensure that learners have a thorough understanding of the course content. Successful candidates will be issued with a certificate valid for 3 years, which demonstrates their competence in food safety, nutrition, and hydration practices. The course costs £330 for up to 12 learners. Prices may vary according to your unique requirements.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the importance of food safety and food hygiene
  • Understand food safety hazards and good hygiene
  • Understand the importance of temperatures and storage
  • Explain good hydration and nutrition including digestion
  • Understand what constitutes a balanced diet
  • Know the effects of poor nutrition
  • Explain how to promote good and sufficient nutrition and hydration and the importance of the environment in healthy eating
  • To explore how dignity can be maintained while promoting nutrition and healthy eating

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Aim: To provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with information on health, safety and fire to help them stay safe while delivering care.

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Aim: To introduce healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to equality, diversity and inclusion, so that they can be promoted and discrimination reduced.

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Aim: To enable healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to understand the importance of food safety, including hygiene, in the preparation and handling of food and the importance of nutrition and hydration in maintaining health and wellbeing.

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Aim: To ensure that healthcare support workers and adult social care workers can identify abuse and respond appropriately to situations where abuse may occur.

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Aim: To provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with information in order to minimise, prevent and control the spread of infection.

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Aim: To provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with information to ensure the safe handling and administration of medications.

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Aim: To ensure healthcare support workers and adult social care workers recognise the principles of moving and assisting people safely and the importance of risk assessment prior to any moving and assisting task.

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Aim: To enable healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to communicate effectively and understand communication needs to help improve outcomes for individuals they support.

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Aim: To ensure that healthcare support workers and adult social care workers understand their duty of care and how to fulfil it, with consideration for legislation, workplace policies and possible conflicts.

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Aim: To make healthcare support workers and adult social care workers aware of person centred planning/thinking/care and their role in implementing person centred approaches.

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Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to explore and understand the principles of good record keeping.

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Aim: To enable healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to understand their role, their relationship with others, how to work in ways that have been agreed with their employer and in partnership with others.

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