Handling and Recording Information Level 2
The Handling and Recording Information Level 2 course is designed to assist healthcare support workers and adult social care workers in exploring and understanding the principles of good record keeping. This course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to handle and record information effectively and by relevant guidelines and regulations.
The 3-hour course emphasizes the importance of accurate, secure, and confidential record keeping in healthcare and social care settings. Participants will gain an understanding of the principles and best practices associated with handling and recording information, ensuring that they can maintain reliable records that support continuity of care and meet legal and ethical requirements.
Upon successful completion of the course and assessments, candidates will be issued a certificate valid for three years. This certification demonstrates their understanding of the principles of handling and recording information and their ability to maintain accurate and confidential records by legal and ethical standards. This course costs £330 for up to 12 learners. Prices may vary based on your requirements.
Learning Objectives
- To be able to explain the importance of documents
- To be able to describe secure record keeping systems
- To be able to explain how to maintain good records
- To be able to explain the appropriate use of language
- To be able to explain when and how to share information
- To be able to explain confidentiality and the Data Protection Act
Mandatory Health and Social Care Courses
Health, Safety and Fire
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.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning Health and Safety
eLearning Fire
Distance learning
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning course
Distance learning
Food Safety, Nutrition and Hydration
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.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning course
Distance learning
Safeguarding Adults
Aim: To ensure that healthcare support workers and adult social care workers can identify abuse and respond appropriately to situations where abuse may occur.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning course
Distance learning
Infection Control and Prevention
Aim: To provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with information in order to minimise, prevent and control the spread of infection.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning course
Distance learning
Handling and Administration of Medications
Aim: To provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with information to ensure the safe handling and administration of medications.
Classroom training
Online webinar
eLearning course
Distance learning
Moving and Assisting
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.
Effective Communication
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.
Duty of Care
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.
Person Centred Care and Support
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.
Handling and Recording Information
Aim: To help healthcare support workers and adult social care workers to explore and understand the principles of good record keeping.
Role of the Care Worker and Personal Development
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.