Healthcare Skills International
ACCESS TO HOSPITALS QUALIFICATION

Award in Access to Hospitals: Online
(EduQual Level 3)

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Duration: 1 Day
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Location: Virtual classroom
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Structure: Online study + post-course assessment

Our clinical area access and risk management qualification is benchmarked to National Occupational Standards

This 360 Hospital Access Course is for those supporting products and technology in patient-facing areas other than operating theatres.

The qualification provides the knowledge and develops the skills which hospital management expect of medical device industry professionals visiting clinical areas in their organisation to provide technical assistance and instruction.

 

Course details

The Hospital Access qualification includes a 360 virtual tour of a clinical area, bridging the gap between online and face to face training.

It meets the needs of healthcare industry product support professionals in the medical device/pharma industry visiting clinical areas other than operating theatres. It is valid for all credentialing schemes, including IntelliCentrics/Sec3ure and MIA/LSI. Re-accreditation is recommended every two years.

For those who need to access to hospital areas where clinical care is provided please see our Theatre Access Qualification.

If you are a UK or overseas organisation seeking a course exclusively for a number of colleagues, or if you are a UK or overseas clinician and would like a course to run for a group of  healthcare professional colleagues, please contact course@healthcareskills.com or telephone +44(0) 141 946 6482 for corporate client information.

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£450.00£500.00

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Why choose this course?

360 Virtual Tour

360 technology bridges the gap between face-to-face training and online, you will experince our virtual tour of patient-facing area

Delivered by faculty with defining knowledge and experience

The programme is delivered in a virtual classroom setting with formal presentations; problem based learning and clinical sessions

Professional Qualification

A National Occupational Standard and National Qualification recognised by UK Regulators, one timequalification

Recognsed by all credentialing schemes

Accepted and recognised by all credentialing schemes and registers including LSI/MIA andIntelliCentrics

What Our Alumni Say

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    "Excellent course! I have been in the industry for 11 yrs but I still had so much to learn from this course."

Programme outcomes

After completing this qualification you will have:

An understanding of what constitutes Best Practice and key skills in clinical environments other than operating theatres, including infection control (blood borne pathogens), PPE and Standard Precautions

A firm grasp of legal obligations, in hospital and clincial settings other than operating theatres, relating to the sale of and correct patient use of medical devices and required reporting/record-taking

An understanding of detailed regulatory requirements, implications of medical device legislation and legal requirements for industry and codes of practice

Skills that will help to improve training approaches and skills to maximise clinical output and safe patient outcomes

The ability to support the expectations of members of the clinical team

The potential to develop skills sets to a level of medical device formal/corporate sign-off

Booking for a group

 

 

Your expert teachers

Amanda Pringle

Legal Consultant and Faculty Member

Diane Irvine

Founder​ & CEO

George Anderson

Faculty Member and Clinical Adviser

Sally Payne

Faculty Member and Clinical Adviser

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Tel: +44 (0) 141 648 8400

Healthcare Skills Training International Ltd
West of Scotland Science Park
Kelvin Campus
Glasgow G20 0SP