Dignity in Care Training
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Dignity in Care Training
Duration 3-4 hours
Last audited 30th March 2023
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100% online training
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Start when you like
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Learn on any device (desktop, mobile or tablet)
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Instant assessment and result
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1 learner per course
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Train teams of all sizes
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Bulk discounts starting at 10% off 10 courses
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Pay by invoice with 30 day payment terms available (5+ courses)
£25 +VAT
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Includes a 10% discount for 10+ courses
This Dignity in Care course will give you a strong awareness of how to uphold dignity in a care setting. It will look at the various areas of care that you must pay particular attention to as a caregiver, as well as practical methods of improving services and processes so that they uphold dignity. This knowledge will enable you to care for patients of all ages and from all walks of life in a way that makes them feel secure, comfortable, and, most importantly, valued and respected.
100% online training
Access anywhere
Same day digital certificate
Printed certificate posted next working day
Full audio voiceover
Assessment retakes at no extra cost
Developed by qualified healthcare professionals
Accredited by CPD
Skills for Care endorsed training provider
Bulk discount for orders of 10+ courses
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, learners will have a thorough understanding of:
- What is meant by dignity and the various factors that determine whether or not a person's dignity is being upheld.
- How care settings and their processes might infringe on a person's dignity.
- The pieces of relevant legislation and the various principles they put forward.
- The 10 dignity dos and the ways in which you can meet them, as well as how discrimination can impact on dignity and how to prevent it.
- The 8 dignity factors and the 3Ps, and how to fulfil each factor through positive actions and attitudes.
- The ways in which other areas of care, e.g. maternity, A&E, and end of life, may be at risk of undignified care, and what you can do to ensure dignity is upheld.
Training you can trust
Accredited by CPD
All of our courses are accredited by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Skills for Care endorsed training provider
We're proud to be officially endorsed by Skills for Care, the strategic body for workforce development in social care in England and a delivery partner for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Skills for Care endorsement is a trusted quality mark only awarded to the best learning and development providers within the social care sector.
Our commitment to Health and Social Care
As part of our commitment to Health and Social Care, we have worked hard to build partnerships with authorities and leading bodies, including the National Care Forum (NCF) and the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE). We best serve care providers by committing to being at the forefront of sector issues, policy and legislation, ensuring our training is up-to-date, comprehensive and meaningful.
Recommended renewal:
3 years
What does this mean? This certificate does not have an expiry date, however, based on industry best practice guidelines there is a recommended renewal period.
Engage and empower
Our in-house Learning Designers develop all of our courses to give you and your learners the most engaging training possible.
Module 1: Introduction to Dignity in Care
What is dignity?, the four categories of dignity, and how can dignity be affected in care?
Module 2: Legislation and Dignity in Care
The Human Rights Act (1998), the Equality Act (2010), the Mental Capacity Act (2005), Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (2009), and the Mental Health Act (2007).
Module 3: The Dignity Dos
The 10 dignity dos, zero tolerance for abuse, support as you would want to be supported, treating every patient as an individual, maintaining independence, choice, and control, supporting people to express wants and needs, respecting people’s privacy, ensuring people can complain, engaging with family members and carers, maintaining confidence and self-esteem, alleviating people’s loneliness and isolation, and understanding discrimination.
Module 4: The Dignity Factors: Part 1
The 8 dignity factors, the 3Ps, choice and control, communication, eating and nutritional care, and pain management.
Module 5: The Dignity Factors: Part 2
Personal hygiene, practical assistance, privacy, and social inclusion.
Module 6: Promoting Dignity: Specific Groups and Sectors
Children, mental health, cognitive disabilities, A&E, and end of life.
The online assessment is taken on completion of the training material. You will be asked 10 multiple choice questions with a pass mark of 80%. The answers are marked automatically so you will instantly know whether you have passed. If you don't pass don't worry! You can take the test as many times as you need with no extra charge.
This Dignity in Care course is designed for anyone who delivers care in a care setting, whether it be a hospital or care home, such as:
- Nurses
- Carers
- Social workers
- Midwives
- Doctors
- Other healthcare professionals
The course is designed to give the learner a strong understanding of what actions and attitudes help promote a patient’s dignity and ensure they receive the best level of care possible, so to enhance their quality of life.
