Lone Working in Healthcare
Virtual College
Summary
Overview
Everyday thousands of people working in the healthcare sector will be exposed to situations where they are left alone with patients or other members of the public.
This is an integral part of working in a caring profession as doctors, physiotherapists, health visitors, outreach workers and many others meet people who need help and often depend on a one-to-one consultation. In addition, people such as researchers, laboratory technicians, administration staff and receptionists have roles that take them away from their colleagues for significant periods.
Having completed the module you should know:
- what lone working is, and why it is an issue worth finding out about
- what responsibilities your employer has to you, and what responsibilities you have too
- the basic process of how people's roles are assessed to see what potential risks exist from lone working
- some of the key questions you can ask yourself in order to assess your own situation each time you work alone
- how to act and what precautions to take in order to reduce the risks of lone working
CPD
Description
Lesson Plan
- Welcome and Learning Objectives
- Introduction to Lone Working
- Employer and Employee Responsibilites
- Assessing the Risks
- Precautionary Measures
- Summary
Accreditation
The content of this course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Certification
On completion of this course you will be able to download a Virtual College certificate.
Duration
Approximately 2 hours. The length of time taken depends entirely on how quickly you can study and absorb the material. You can proceed as quickly or slowly as you like.
Target Audience
This module will be of benefit to anyone working in the healthcare sector.
Entry Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements for this courseLesson Plan
How it Works
What
This is an online course, all the training will be taken through your browser window. There will be no face-to-face sessions with instructors nor will you receive any training material through the post. If you wish you may print out any page of the training material and may also print the notes you took during the training.
You can also revisit the training material at any time, even after you have completed the course.
How
The material for this course has been broken down into several smaller lessons, each lesson dealing with a specific area of the overall subject.
The lesson consists of a series of pages in which an instructor will talk you through the lesson material at a pace that suits you. Pages may also include supporting pictures, graphs, animation or extra sounds to help with the learning where appropriate. Some lessons will include challenges/quizzes to help you keep in touch and interested in the material.
Lessons can be taken in any order and each lesson may be PAUSED and RESUMED at any stage. When all lessons in the course have been completed our system will realise and automatically record that you have successfully completed the course
When
The course is self-paced so you decide how fast or slow the training goes. You can complete the course in stages revisiting the training at any time.
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