Wound Care and Removal of Sutures/Staples - New to Wound Care in Primary Care - Essex Equip

Suitable For

• AHP (Allied Healthcare Professional)

• Clinical Pharmacist

• Healthcare Assistants

• Nurses

Event Details

This course is designed for unregistered healthcare professionals and those who are new to wound care in Primary Care.  The course aims to enable staff in general practice to obtain the knowledge and skills they need to perform wound care and remove sutures/staples in their respective daily roles.

The course consists of a full-day study webinar, held at our Witham training rooms.

Delegates will be required to undergo a period of supervised practice with a nurse mentor - a competency assessment package will be provided.

Course content:

• Your role in wound care.

• Anatomy and physiology of the skin.

• Wound classification.

• Holistic wound assessment.

• Wound healing and infection.

• Wound management.

• Dressing choice and application.

• Removal of sutures and staples.

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 Failure to do this will result in your funding being withdrawn and you will need to reapply.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: £228

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