Comprehensive Assessment of the Older Person - M&K

Venue: Online

Next course dates available

  • 8th - 9th March 2025
  • 7th - 8th April 2025

Key information

Duration: 2 Day(s)

CPD Hours: 16

Start Time: 09:15

End Time: 16:30

Over view

Aimed at nurses and allied health professionals it will enable the attendee to understand, recognise and use appropriate assessments as part of a systematic approach to improve the quality of assessment and outcomes of care for older people in acute or intermediate care settings.

  • Pain management

    Enhanced understanding of reason for failed discharges and older people

    Chronic disease management in acute settings

    Understanding complexity of caring for older people

    Dementia and cognitive assessment

    Ageing and frailty assessment

    Altered mobility and mobility assessment

    Principles of falls assessment.

    Rapid social assessment to explore the concept of discharge risks for discharge planning or transfer of care

    Fragility and healthy ageing

    Delivering person centred care

Past course delegates

"Excellent course with a knowledgeable tutor. A course not to miss if you are a healthcare practitioner. Can't wait to apply the acquired knowledge into practice!"

"Excellent course, interesting and well-conducted!"

"Very interesting and interactive course with an excellent tutor." 

Booking information:

Course dates

Please note that further dates for this course will be released as they become available. 

 

 Booking information:

How to apply for funding and apply for this course

Please complete the MS Form available at the following link: Funding Request MS Form

The Training Hub will review and respond to your funding request. If funding is approved, it will be your responsibility to book your place on the course you wish to attend, we will provide the instructions to do this. Applications will be reviewed in order of the course date (soonest courses first) and date received. If you have any questions, please contact us at hwetraininghub@nhs.net.

Please note, you will need to send us your booking confirmation within 1 week of your funding being approved as places are limited. Failure to do this will result in your funding being withdrawn and you will need to reapply.

Course cost

The approximate course per delegate is: £299

If your funding request is approved the Training Hub will cover the full cost of this course.