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SIRS: Let’s Get Practical!
03/03/2021As residential care providers prepare for the implementation of the…
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World Hearing Day
02/03/2021The 3rd March 2021 marks World Hearing Day 2021. This…
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Finding and Segmenting Content on Bridge
01/03/2021How do we identify and configure pathway-specific content in the Bridge library? The following section describes several techniques.
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Authoring Courses With Bridge
08/10/2020Technology can enable us to deliver on many of the…
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Digital Leadership in Social Care Programme
08/10/2020Digital Leadership in Social Care Programme The National Care Forum…
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What’s the difference between Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease?
16/09/2020Did you know that dementia is not a disease in…
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Training Games – a positive environment for our learners
11/08/2020Our essential assessment is generally comprised of 15 questions. Usually they are true or false, multiple choice, fill the gap, or if the course allows, sorting/sequencing questions. The questions reflect the content of the video and are designed to ascertain if the learner has understood the content presented in the video.

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Training Game in our Coordinator Resources
18/02/2020Every set of Coordinator resources includes a training game that…

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Creating new Bridge Courses in Microsoft Powerpoint
18/02/2020Bridge has a handy feature which allows Learning Coordinators to…
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Assisting a Person to Shower
29/11/2019When you’re working in the home care setting as a care/support worker, you may be the only person who sees a client on a regular basis. It’s expected that older people will have changes in their care or support requirements as they age or as their condition deteriorates so, as a home care worker, you are in the perfect position to recognise and act on these changes to ensure the person is supported appropriately.
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Authoring Courses with Bridge
26/11/2019Technology can enable us to deliver on many of the…
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PCS and Altura Learning Partnership
31/10/2019We are excited to announce the new strategic partnership between…
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Becoming Colleen – A Documentary by Ian W Thomson
30/10/2019For LGBTI people, the prospect of having to ‘come out’…
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Change behaviours by reflecting back on what you do
03/10/2019As learning and development professionals we know that there are a variety of ways that adults learn and there are a multitude of learning theories to support this.
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Learn more about our Extension Assessment
03/10/2019The extension assessment can be given to all staff and it’s particularly useful for advanced practice nurses such as RNs who are required to reflect on their professional practice.
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Recognising Changes in Client Needs
02/10/2019When you’re working in the home care setting as a care/support worker, you may be the only person who sees a client on a regular basis. It’s expected that older people will have changes in their care or support requirements as they age or as their condition deteriorates so, as a home care worker, you are in the perfect position to recognise and act on these changes to ensure the person is supported appropriately.
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Update on the Annual Provider Information Return (PIR)
25/09/2019New information has recently been released from the CQC. As most people are aware, there has been significant talk about changing the Provider Information Return (PIR). This is a document all CQC providers have always had to complete, which usually comes around the time an inspection is due.
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Documenting in a Care Environment
23/09/2019Thorough and appropriate documentation is a fundamental requirement when delivering care or support to a person. Not only does poor documentation impact on resident care, it could also impact you personally and your organisation if your notes are examined in a court or during an inspection.
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Essential Assessment: What is it and how can you use it?
23/09/2019Our essential assessment is generally comprised of 15 questions. Usually they are true or false, multiple choice, fill the gap, or if the course allows, sorting/sequencing questions. The questions reflect the content of the video and are designed to ascertain if the learner has understood the content presented in the video.
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Essential Assessment – The theory behind it
23/09/2019There are a range of learning theories that come and go from popularity and the more we research the topic we realise that there are many different ways to explain how adults learn and how to best support them.