An Introduction to Covid-19 Awareness
This free course is designed as an introduction and refresher for healthcare staff, primarily in non-clinical roles, social care staff and anyone who may be in a public sector role who may require knowledge and skills in recognising and preventing the spread of Covid-19.
The course takes around 20-minutes to complete, and is not certificated or accredited, however it is provided free of charge for general awareness, for those in supporting roles who wish to learn about the basics of dealing with and preventing Coronavirus. The course also includes relevant signposting to further resources and Skills for Health training that may support healthcare professionals in their roles if required.
Certification
For a certificated course, please purchase the Covid-19 Training for NHS, Health and Social Care staff if proof of learning is required.
The course is aimed at all health, social care and key workers.
This course contains the following:
- Introduction
- What is Covid-19?
- General Covid-19 Guidance
- Case Definitions and Care Pathways
- Infection Prevention
- Respiratory and Hand Hygiene
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Cleaning and Decontamination
- Patient Placement and Assessment for Infection Risk (Screening/Triaging)
- Stepdown of Infection Control Precautions and Discharging
- Continuing to Deliver Care Services
FAQs
Yes – After placing an order with us, your licences will be available until you’re ready to assign them to the specific learners in your organisation. This allows you to take advantage of our group discounts by purchasing your training ahead of time. Our eLearning Support Team will be in touch to request the details of the learners after you’ve placed your order.
Yes – If your order is over £250, simply choose the ‘Pay by Invoice’ method at the checkout. Our invoice terms are 14 days from the date of your order.
Of course! – We offer a 30-day, no-obligation, free trial of our eLearning courses so you can ensure our content meets your needs.
The free trial is available for business customers looking to purchase eLearning on behalf of their organisation-only.
Head over to our Free Trial page to get started.
Yes – We automatically generate a personalised certificate when you pass the course, this is available to download as a pdf from your eLearning account.
Yes, please get in contact to discuss. We can offer custom packages to suit any requirement.
After your order is confirmed, the eLearning Support Team will be in touch to organise access for you (or your colleague(s)). We aim to do this within 4 hours during business hours.
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If you are using our LearnSpace LMS we will arrange training and provide access to our support portal so you can manage and assign training.
All of our courses come with access for one year. If you need to study the course annually, you’ll need to buy a licence each year.
For organisations buying in bulk, you’ll have the option to take out a multi-year subscription at the checkout, which means your one-year licence will renew automatically each year for the specified duration of the subscription.
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