1st Edition

Statutory and Mandatory Training in Health and Social Care A Toolkit for Good Practice

By Wendy Garcarz, Emma Wilcock Copyright 2005
80 Pages
by Routledge

80 Pages
by Routledge

Statutory and mandatory training is an area that all healthcare organisations are required to tackle, yet it is commonly undertaken as a tick-box exercise without flair or creativity. Proof of attendance at a training course is not in itself proof of competence. This practical reference has been designed to support health and social care organisations wanting to create a structured approach to... Read more
Purpose of the toolkit. Rationale for statutory and mandatory training. The legal requirement for statutory and mandatory training standards. Matching mandatory training requirements to organisational need. Identifying training needs of the workforce. NHS organizations. Raised security status of public buildings. Agenda for change. Practical identification of training needs. 5 basic steps to needs analysis. Measuring competence. Quality criteria for selecting training providers. Statutory responsibility for NHS organizations. Setting standards. Record keeping. Infrastructure. NHS managers. NHS staff. Training programme outlines list.

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Wendy Garcarz, Emma Wilcock