Care Certificate (15 Healthcare Standards), Health and Social Care & Mental Health Diploma

[Updated 2025]

Get a Certificate of Double Recognition from REED & NextGen Learning at the end of the Care Certificate + Health and Social Care, Mental Health & Healthcare course

This care certification preparation, Health and Social Care, Mental Health and safeguarding course covers all 15 Care Certificate Standards, healthcare with mental health knowledge units. The Care Certificate + Health and Social Care course is a requirement for all staff beginning their career in the care sector.

To comply with legal obligations and a core set of fifteen criteria, an employer must provide a Care Certificate, equivalent to a "ride or die" component of a person's introduction. This Care Certificate & Health and Social Care course goes above and beyond to meet your demands and satisfy your unresolved concerns in order to improve your caregiving abilities and knowledge about Care Certificate (Standards 1 To 15), Health and Social Care with Mental Health.

Facts About the Care Certificate and Health and Social Care:

1. Growing Demand for: Over 1.5 million work in Health and Social Care, with a 20% rise expected by 2030. The Care Certificate is essential for entering this field.

2. National Standard: The Care Certificate sets 15 standards for safe, person-centred care, making it the foundation for excellence in Health and Social Care.

3. Employability: Employers prioritise candidates with a Care Certificate, as it proves competence and professionalism.

4. Impact on Care Quality: Trained workers with a Care Certificate deliver better outcomes, ensuring dignity and respect in care.

The Curriculum of Care Certificate (Standards 1 to 15)

• Standard 01: Understand your role
• Standard 02: Your personal development
• Standard 03: Duty of care
• Standard 04: Equality and diversity
• Standard 05: Work in a person-centred way
• Standard 06: Communication
• Standard 07: Privacy and dignity
• Standard 08: Fluids and nutrition
• Standard 09: Awareness of mental health, dementia and learning disabilities
• Standard 10: Safeguarding adults
• Standard 11: Safeguarding children
• Standard 12: Basic life support
• Standard 13: Health and safety
• Standard 14: Handling information
• Standard 15: Infection prevention and control

Bonus Courses Included with this bundle:

• Course 01: Mental Health & Dementia
• Course 02: Health and Social Care
• Course 03: Child Protection and Safeguarding
• Course 04: Observation Skills for Carers

The curriculum for this excellent CPD QS Accredited Care Certificate, Healthcare & Health and Social Care with Mental Health course includes lessons at all skill levels, from simple to complex. Moreover, you will be provided help from the tutor, 24/7!

Things you will achieve by enrolling in these comprehensive care certificate courses from NextGen Learning-

• Recognise your service's goals, objectives, basic principles, and responsibilities to the public with this course.
• Understand how to establish a person's communication and linguistic preferences and needs.
• You will learn how to communicate successfully both verbally and nonverbally with this course.
• Learn how to manage information, such as how to keep up-to-date, full, correct, and readable records with this course.
• After successfully completing the courses, you will receive a FREE PDF Certificate from REED as evidence of your newly acquired abilities.

Enrol Care Certificate courses today and take the first step toward excellence in Health and Social Care with the Care Certificate!

Reed courses certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

CPD Quality Standard Certificate

Digital certificate - £4.99

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• Standard 01: Roles and Responsibilities of Care Worker 49:00

  • 1: 1. The Duties and Responsibilities of a Care Worker 12:00
  • 2: 2. Employment Rights and Responsibilities 10:00
  • 3: 3. Aims, objectives and values of the service 09:00
  • 4: 4. Responsibilities to the Individuals 08:00
  • 5: 5. Different Working Relationships in Care Settings 03:00
  • 6: 6. The Importance of Partnership Working 07:00

• Standard 02: Identify Sources of Support for Own Learning and Development 18:00

  • 7: 1. Identify Sources of Support for Own Learning and Development 09:00
  • 8: 2. Skills That Healthcare Professionals Need 09:00

• Standard 03: Duty of Care 52:00

  • 9: 1. What Is Duty of Care 12:00
  • 10: 2. Dilemmas That may Arise Between the Duty of Care and an Individual’s Rights 11:00
  • 11: 3. Procedures for Responding to Complaints 10:00
  • 12: 4. Recognising Adverse Events, Incidents, Errors and Near Misses 08:00
  • 13: 5. Factors and Difficult Situations That may Cause Confrontation 11:00

• Standard 04: Understanding Diversity 44:00

  • 14: 1. Understanding Diversity 12:00
  • 15: 2. Discrimination that can be Deliberately or Unintentional 12:00
  • 16: 3. legislation and codes of practice relating to equality 09:00
  • 17: 4. Respecting individuals 06:00
  • 18: 5. Sources of Information for Diversity 05:00

• Standard 05: Putting Person-Centered Values into Practice 52:00

  • 19: 1. Putting Person-Centred Values into Practice 07:00
  • 20: 2. The Importance of Finding out the History, Preferences, Wishes and Needs 10:00
  • 21: 3. Environmental Factors that may cause Discomfort or Distress 05:00
  • 22: 4. Raising concerns directly with the individual concerned 05:00
  • 23: 5. Caregiving is more than just monitoring medicines and driving to doctor 10:00
  • 24: 6. Ensuring the comfort of individuals where they have restricted movement or mo 07:00
  • 25: 7. Promoting person centred values 04:00
  • 26: 8. Recognising the signs of pain or discomfort 04:00

• Standard 06: Different Ways That People Communicate 53:00

  • 27: 1. Different Ways that People Communicate 15:00
  • 28: 2. Why it is important to observe and be receptive to an individual 06:00
  • 29: 3. how to establish an individual_s communication and language needs, wishes and 03:00
  • 30: 4. Barriers to effective communication 06:00
  • 31: 5. How to check whether the Health Care Support Worker and Adult Social Care 03:00
  • 32: 6. What Is Confidentiality 10:00
  • 33: 7. The Use of Appropriate Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication 07:00
  • 34: 8. Communication Aids 03:00

• Standard 07: What Is Meant By Privacy and Dignity? 42:00

  • 35: 1. What is meant by privacy and dignity 07:00
  • 36: 2. Maintaining the Privacy of the Individual 07:00
  • 37: 3. Ways of Helping Individuals to Make Informed Choices 12:00
  • 38: 4. How Valuing People Contributes to Active Participation 11:00
  • 39: 5. Supporting the Active Participation of Individuals in Their Care 05:00

• Standard 08: The Importance of Food Safety 19:00

  • 40: 1. The Importance of Food Safety, including Hygiene, in the Preparation and Hand 08:00
  • 41: 2. Ensuring That Drinks Are within Reach of Those That Have Restrictions on Thei 04:00
  • 42: 3. Ensuring that any Nutritional Products are within Reach of those that have Re 07:00

• Standard 09: How Someone May Feel If They Have Mental Health Conditions 58:00

  • 43: 1. How someone may feel if they have mental health conditions 09:00
  • 44: 2. How Conditions Influence a Person_s Needs in Relation to Care 09:00
  • 45: 3. How Positive Attitudes towards those with mental health conditions 05:00
  • 46: 4. Adjustments Which may be Necessary in Care Delivery 10:00
  • 47: 5. Importance of Early Detection of Mental Health Needs, Dementia or Learning Di 04:00
  • 48: 6. Requirements of Legislation and Policies 11:00
  • 49: 7. Effect of Legislation and Policies 03:00
  • 50: 8. Capacity 07:00

• Standard 10: Safeguarding Adults 50:00

  • 51: 1. safeguarding-adults-ebwwYRer 04:00
  • 52: 2. Types of Abuse 07:00
  • 53: 3. Defining “Harm” 03:00
  • 54: 4. Indicators of Abuse 04:00
  • 55: 5. Factors Which have Featured in Adult Abuse and Neglect 06:00
  • 56: 6. How Care Environments can Promote and Undermine People_s Dignity and Rights 09:00
  • 57: 7. Reducing the Likelihood of Abuse with Risk Enablement and Management 03:00
  • 58: 8. Appropriate Actions to take When Abuse is Suspected 07:00
  • 59: 9. Legislation, Local and National Policies and Procedures Related to Safeguardi 02:00
  • 60: 10. The Importance of Sharing Information with the Relevant Agencies 05:00

• Standard 11: Safeguarding Children at Level 1 08:00

  • 61: 1. Safeguarding Children at Level 1 04:00
  • 62: 2. Actions to Take If a Child, Young Person (Met in Any Circumstances) 04:00

• Standard 12: Basic Life Support 11:00

  • 63: Basic Life Support (BLS) 11:00

• Standard 13: General Health and Safety in a Health or Social Care Work Setting 1:09:00

  • 64: 1. Legislation Relating to General Health and Safety in a Health or Social Care 03:00
  • 65: 2. Health and Safety Policies and Procedures 12:00
  • 66: 3. How to Access Additional Support and Information Relating to Health and Safet 06:00
  • 67: 4. The Importance of Risk Assessment for Health and Safety Standards 05:00
  • 68: 5. Legislation Relating to Moving and Assisting 07:00
  • 69: 6. Procedures to Follow When Accidents or Illness Occur 09:00
  • 70: 7. Agreed ways of working in relation to medication 05:00
  • 71: 8. Hazardous Substances in the Workplace 07:00
  • 72: 9. Prevent fires from starting or spreading 05:00
  • 73: 10. Protecting Security 03:00
  • 74: 11. Identifying Common Signs of Stress in a Work Setting 07:00

• Standard 14: Handling Information 21:00

  • 75: 1. Agreed Ways of Working regarding the Recording, Storing and Sharing of Inform 05:00
  • 76: 2. Importance to Have Secure Systems for Recording, Storing and Sharing Informat 09:00
  • 77: 3. How to Keep Records That Are Up to Date, Complete, Accurate and Legible 07:00

• Standard 15: The Main Ways an Infection Can Get Into the Body 20:00

  • 78: 1. The Main Ways an Infection Can Get into the Body 04:00
  • 79: 2. Effective hand hygiene 04:00
  • 80: 3. risk to the individuals 04:00
  • 81: 4. common types of personal protective clothing, equipment and procedures 06:00
  • 82: Thank you! 01:00
  • 83: Find Out More! 01:00

• Assignment (Optional) - Care Certificate (Standards 1 to 15) 02:00

  • 84: Optional Assignment On Care Certificate (Standards 1 to 15) 02:00

• Order Your CPD Quality Standard Certificate (Optional) 01:00

  • 85: CPD Quality Standard Certificate 01:00

• Order Your QLS Endorsed Certificate 01:00

  • 86: Order Your QLS Certificate & Transcript 01:00

• Free Course 01: Dementia Care Certificate Level 2 1:02:00

  • 87: Introduction to Dementia 09:00
  • 88: Status of Dementia 06:00
  • 89: Attitudes Toward Dementia 10:00
  • 90: Awareness and Prevention of Dementia 05:00
  • 91: Law, Ethics and Safeguard Regarding Dementia 08:00
  • 92: Strategies for Caring 07:00
  • 93: The Cost of Dementia 05:00
  • 94: Drug for Dementia 07:00
  • 95: Living with Dementia 05:00

• Free Course 02: Health & Social Care Certificate 3:52:16

  • 96: Introduction to Health and Social Care 09:53
  • 97: Communication and its Relevance 22:34
  • 98: Rights and Responsibilities as a Health and Social Care Worker 21:55
  • 99: Role as A Caregiver and Healthcare Professional 13:58
  • 100: Working in Health and Social Care: Promoting Equality, Diversity and Rights 25:57
  • 101: Important Principles and Policies in Health and Social Care Work 11:32
  • 102: Legal, Professional Standards of Practice and Ethical Aspects Part – 1 27:43
  • 103: Legal, Professional Standards of Practice and Ethical Aspects Part – 2 27:35
  • 104: Safeguarding Vulnerable Individuals 25:08
  • 105: Health and Safety Responsibilities 26:44
  • 106: Risk Management in Health and Social Care 19:17

• Free Course 03: Child Protection and Safeguarding 1:43:16

  • 107: Introduction to Safeguarding 12:13
  • 108: Laws and Guidance 25:51
  • 109: Child Abuse 27:48
  • 110: Child Sexual Exploitation 22:21
  • 111: Responding to Disclosure and Reporting 15:03

• Free Course 04: Observation Skills for Carers 47:23

  • 112: Child Observation 07:03
  • 113: Child Observation Plan and Documentation 10:12
  • 114: Observational Methods and Studies 10:03
  • 115: Social Policy and Social Work Observation 07:35
  • 116: Clinical Management Observation 12:30

• Thank you for being a part of this course! We'd appreciate your feedback 01:00

  • 117: Please leave a review 01:00

• Thank you for choosing NextGen Learning 01:00

  • 118: Thank you for choosing NextGen Learning 01:00

Care Certificate Course Curriculum

• Standard 1 - Understand Your Role: Learn about your responsibilities and how your role contributes to the wider care team.
• Standard 2 - Your Personal Development: Develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in your career.
• Standard 3 - Duty of Care: Understand your legal and ethical obligations to provide safe and effective care.
• Standard 4 - Equality and Diversity: Learn to provide care that is inclusive and respectful of all individuals.
• Standard 5 - Work in a Person-Centred Way: Learn to put the individual's needs and preferences at the heart of care.
• Standard 6 - Communication: Develop effective communication skills to interact with individuals, colleagues, and families.
• Standard 7 - Privacy and Dignity: Learn to respect the privacy and dignity of individuals in healthcare settings.
• Standard 8 - Fluids and Nutrition: Understand the importance of adequate fluid and nutrition intake for health and well-being.
• Standard 9 - Awareness of Mental Health, Dementia and Learning Disabilities: Gain an understanding of common mental health conditions and how to support individuals with dementia and learning disabilities.
• Standard 10 - Safeguarding Adults: Learn to recognise and report signs of abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults.
• Standard 11 - Safeguarding Children: Learn to recognise and report signs of abuse and neglect of children.
• Standard 12 - Basic Life Support: Learn essential life-saving skills such as CPR and the use of a defibrillator.
• Standard 13 - Health and Safety: Understand health and safety procedures to minimise risks in the workplace.
• Standard 14 - Handling Information: Learn how to handle confidential information securely and responsibly.
• Standard 15 - Infection Prevention and Control: Learn how to prevent the spread of infection and maintain a clean and hygienic environment.

Free Courses included in this bundle:

• Course 01: Mental Health & Dementia: Learn about common mental health conditions and how to support individuals with dementia.

• Course 02:Health and Social Care: Gain foundational knowledge and skills in the principles and practices of health and social care.

• Course 03: Child Protection and Safeguarding: Learn to recognise and report signs of abuse and neglect in children.

• Course 04: Observation Skills for Carers: Develop essential observation skills to identify changes in an individual's condition and ensure their well-being.

Through the learning acquired from this Healthcare: Care Certificate + Health Social Care with Mental Health course, you will be expected to properly comprehend privacy, care for it, and discuss it in a variety of contexts. This comprehensive Care Certificate + Health Care course also enables you to gain knowledge on the value of equality and inclusion as well as how to act inclusively to lessen the possibility of discrimination in the workplace.

Please note: NextGen Learning is an AOHT Member.

Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed Certificate of Achievement:

Upon successful completion of the Care Certificate courses bundle, you will be eligible to order QLS Endorsed Hardcopy Certificate titled ‘Diploma in Care Certificate Standards (1 to 15) at QLS Level 4’.

• £89 GBP for addresses within the UK. Please note that delivery within the UK is free of charge.

Please Note: NextGen Learning is a Compliance Central approved resale partner for Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed courses.

The Care Certificate, Healthcare and Health & Care with Mental Health courses is open for everybody.

Please be informed that this course doesn't provide any formal qualifications. To get qualified, you have to join programs such as -

• NVQ Level 1 in Adult Care
• Level 3 NVQ Health and Social Care
• Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (RQF)
• A Level Health and Social Care
• Level 5 NVQ Health and Social Care
• Level 2 NVQ Health and Social Care
• NVQ Level 2 Diploma in Adult Social Care
• NVQ Level 2 in Adult Care
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care
• NVQ Level 3 Mental Health - Health and Social Care
• Level 4 NVQ Health and Social Care
• Health and Social Care Level 3
• NVQ Health and Social Care
• NCFE CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care
• Level 4 NVQ Health and Social Care
• RQF Health and Social Care Level 3
• Level 3 NVQ Health and Social Care
• Level 2 Health and Social Care
• RQF Health and Social Care
• NCFE Certificate in Management

You can enrol in this Care Certificate (15 Healthcare Standards), Health and Social Care & Mental Health Diploma courses without any requirements.

After completing the Care Certificate (15 Standards), Health and Social Care & Mental Health Diploma, you can explore various jobs such as:

• Nurse
• Social Care Worker
• Health Care Assistant
• Assistant Practitioner
• Care Support Worker
• Anyone supporting clinical roles in the NHS
• Healthcare Assistant
• Home Care Worker
• Social Worker
• Child Support Worker
• Counsellor

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