A BRIEF OVERVIEW Alpha Training & Consultancy Limited (ATC) is a well established and respected training provider. Our original business (Alpha Medical) started delivering training courses in 1997. Since then we have delivered top quality training courses and clinical workshops in venues all over the UK. Our professional training courses have been meticulously INSPECTED and are ACCREDITED by the following reputable organisations... Health & Safety Executive (HSE) Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education (CACHE) British Heart Foundation (BHF) Edexcel Intavent Direct...and we will soon be a training centre for the Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) We don t just teach patient care...our staff look after patients 365 days a year because our sister company is Alpha Paramedic & Ambulance Service i.e. a leading Care Quality Commission registered ambulance service that is also officially registered as an NHS Business Partner.
HSE ONE DAY EMERGENCY FIRST AID AT WORK (EFAW) Course Overview This one day course has been designed to meet all of the requirements of the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. The course covers all of the necessary theory and practical skills that you may need if you are asked to care for someone who has a sudden illness or an injury. Who should attend This course is ideal if your staff need to be trained as HSE Emergency First Aiders or if you would like to attend a comprehensive emergency aid course for any other reason. Many people attend the course simply because they want to know how to do basic first aid in an emergency. What you will learn The course will give you and/or your employees the essential knowledge, practical skills and confidence to deal with any injury (or sudden illness) in a safe, prompt and effective way. Learning Group The maximum number of people that the HSE allows on a course is twelve per instructor. However, our experienced instructors teach smaller (e.g. four to six people) and larger groups. Whatever the situation you can be assured that our instructors will adapt to the learning group and ensure that every course participant understands all of the theory and is 100% proficient..
HSE approved Emergency First Aid at Work Course (EFAW) CONTINUED Course Duration This ONE DAY course will allow your employees to learn first aid with minimal disruption to your business. Our courses usually start at 9am and finish at 6pm. Courses can be delivered, any day of the week, on your site (if the proposed training room meets HSE requirements) or in one of our venues. If necessary, in some cases, we can also deliver the course over a few days or weeks i.e. by splitting the topics into different sessions that are delivered as separate modules. Course Content The EFAW course includes the following topics The role of an HSE Emergency First Aider The Accident Book and simple record keeping The latest Resuscitation Council UK guidelines First Aid Kits and Infection Control Incident Management Casualty Management - Initial and Secondary Assessment The Unconscious Casualty and Recovery Position Adult Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Choking (Recognition and Treatment) Internal and External Bleeding Heart Attack and Angina Shock (Recognition and Treatment) Fractures, Burns and much more! All of our EFAW courses are tailored to the specific individual requirements of each course participant so our instructors will answer questions with regard to any additional First Aid at Work topic - and give personal tuition when individual course participants need additional help. Assessment and Certification Each course participant is continuously assessed by the instructor(s) throughout the day. On successful completion of our EFAW course each participant will receive an HSE Emergency First Aider Certificate that will be valid for three years. We recommend that all course participants update their skills, on an annual basis, by attending one of our FREE annual refresher courses. If you would like further INFORMATION or to BOOK A COURSE Please telephone us FREE OF CHARGE on 0800 6940173 We are at YOUR service 24 HOURS a day, 7 DAYS a week, 365 DAYS a year!
HSE THREE DAY FIRST AID AT WORK COURSE (FAW) Course Overview This three day course has been designed to meet all of the requirements of the Health & Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981. The course covers all of the necessary theory and practical skills that may be required by you, or your staff, if you need to care for anyone who has a sudden illness or an injury. Our experienced instructors always tailor every course to the unique requirements of the learning group. That is, unlike many of our competitors, we do not teach exactly the same course to everyone regardless of the different needs of each course participant. Who should attend This course is ideal for you and/or your staff if you need HSE approved Qualified First Aiders in your workplace or if you would like to attend a comprehensive first aid course for any other reason. Many people attend the course simply because they want to know how to do first aid. What you will learn The course will give each participant the essential knowledge, skills and confidence to recognise and treat a wide variety of injuries (or a sudden illness) in a safe, prompt and effective way. Learning Group The maximum number of people that the HSE allows on a course is twelve per instructor. However, our experienced instructors teach smaller (e.g. four to six people) and larger groups. Whatever the situation you can be assured that our instructors will adapt to the learning group and ensure that every course participant understands all of the theory and is 100% proficient.
HSE approved First Aid At Work Course (QFA) CONTINUED Course Duration We usually deliver the QFA course over THREE consecutive days. However, when necessary, if enough people are in the learning group we can also deliver the course over a longer period e.g. Monday, Wednesday and Friday or over two/three weekends. Course Content Our HSE approved First Aid at Work course includes the following topics... The role of an HSE Qualified First Aider The Accident Book and record keeping The latest Resuscitation Council UK guidelines First Aid Kits and Infection Control RIDDOR and COSHH Update Incident Management and the Mechanism of Injury Casualty Management - Initial and Secondary Assessment The Unconscious Casualty and Recovery Position Adult Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Choking (Recognition and Treatment) Internal and External Bleeding Amputation and Crush Injuries Shock (Recognition and Treatment) Fractures, Dislocations, Sprains and Strains Bandaging techniques Burns and Scalds Heart Attack and Angina Anaphylactic Shock and allergic reactions Stroke (CVA), Compression, Concussion, Poisoning, Electrocution and Eye Injuries. Epilepsy, Asthma and Diabetes...and much more! All of our HSE approved First Aid at Work courses are tailored to the specific individual requirements of each course participant so our instructors will answer questions with regard to any additional First Aid at Work topic - and give personal tuition when individual course participants need additional help. Assessment and Certification After successfully completing a written test and three practical assessments, (on the last day of the course) each course participant will receive an HSE approved FAW certificate that will allow the candidate to be an HSE approved Qualified First Aider for three years. A two day requalification course will then be necessary, every three years, to stay qualified. Please telephone 0800 6940173 for more details.
ADDITIONAL STATUTORY HEALTH & SAFETY COURSES All employers know that every business in the UK (and other organisations) have a legal obligation to ensure that ALL of their employees receive mandatory H&S training and updates. We deliver all of the necessary STATUTORY Health & Safety courses - including HSE First Aid at Work, Manual Handling, Fire Safety, COSHH, RIDDOR and Risk Assessment etc. In addition we offer a wide range of ADDITIONAL COURSES for you and your employees - to meet the exact requirements of YOUR workforce MANUAL HANDLING, PATIENT HANDLING & CASUALTY HANDLING All of our statutory Health & Safety courses can be delivered in your premises or in one of our training rooms. Some training courses obviously require more floor space and/or an outside area for practical sessions. For further details please telephone 0800 6940173.
ADDITIONAL STATUTORY HEALTH & SAFETY COURSES FIRE SAFETY & FIRE WARDEN COURSES Our statutory fire safety courses improve knowledge, and the relevant practical skills, that are required by everyone who is involved in the management of fire safety in the workplace. Course participants include supervisors, team leaders, fire wardens (fire marshals) and other employees. There is a potential risk of fire in all workplaces so it is advisable for all employees to undertake fire safety training on an annual basis. CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH (COSHH) The above photograph (top left) was taken during one of our on-site training sessions. It shows a demonstration of how to deal with the spillage of a hazardous cytotoxic drug. The photograph on the right shows a patient with a work-related dermatitis.
EDEXCEL IHCD FIRST PERSON ON SCENE (FPOS) INTERMEDIATE (BTEC LEVEL 2) AWARD We are an approved training centre for the Edexcel IHCD BTEC (Level 2) First Person on Scene (FPOS) Basic and Intermediate Awards. This intensive five-day course has been developed with the NHS Ambulance Services and is clinically endorsed by the Faculty of Prehospital Care of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. THE TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE Incident Management Adult and Paediatric Basic Life Support Airway Management Trauma Related Emergencies and Extrication Patient assessment Automated External Defibrillation (AED) Oxygen administration Medical Emergencies...and much more! This course is ideal for Community Responders, Medical Response Teams, Police Officers, Firefighters, Security personnel, Rescue personnel, Airline staff, Ambulance personnel and many other learning groups. It has been designed to give all course participants additional practical skills, knowledge and confidence that is required in life threatening and/or limb threatening situations especially if the NHS ambulance service could take more than a few minutes to arrive on scene.
ADDITIONAL COURSES ON SPECIFIC MEDICAL TOPICS In addition to teaching all of the HSE First Aid at Work and FPOS courses Alpha Training & Consultancy also delivers courses, about various medical subjects, for specific learning groups and individuals. For example, we deliver specific courses that are designed to teach course participants how to... perform Emergency Life Support on an adult and/or a child or baby use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), semi-automatic or manual defibrillator manage anaphylactic shock and use auto-injectors i.e. Epipen and Jext manage sports injuries including how to make return to play decisions The above courses, and other training sessions, are very popular with people who work with the general public or in schools, GP surgeries, dental surgeries and community organisations. Our courses also benefit people who are involved in a sport and/or an outward bound activity.
SPECIALIST COURSES FOR CARERS Alpha Training & Consultancy has also been meticulously inspected and is approved by the Council for Awards in Care, Health and Education. CACHE is the UK s leading specialist awarding organisation for the Care and Education Sector. This means that our professional courses are ideal for nursing home, care home and residential home staff and many other full and part-time carers. Please telephone 0800 6940173 for more information. FIRST AID FOR CHILD CARERS COURSE (FACC) We also deliver a two-day FIRST AID FOR CHILD CARERS (FACC) course that is perfect for anyone who is responsible for the care of children and/or infants in any setting. It is therefore ideal for all school staff, childminders, day nursery staff and other pre-school workers, Sunday School teachers, sports and leisure staff, crèche leaders, parents, grandparents and other family members. Our course is delivered by PARAMEDIC instructors and meets Ofsted standards. Our First Aid for Child Carers course is registered with Chelmsford City Council.
BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION HEARTSTART COURSES Alpha has delivered BHF Heartstart Emergency Life Support (ELS) courses free of charge to the general public since 1997 including helping to teach thousands of people on the Lifesaver Roadshow that was organised by the BBC TV programme 999. We believe that everyone in the UK should know the basics with regard to Emergency Life Support so we will continue to support the British Heart Foundation in its work. In addition to teaching adults we also deliver Emergency Life Support training sessions to groups of primary and secondary school children, scouts and other young people. FOR FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT OUR FREE HEARTSTART COURSES PLEASE TELEPHONE 0800 6940173
SPECIALIST COURSES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS All of our medical training courses and workshops are delivered by experienced healthcare professionals. We teach a wide range of topics including the following... ADVANCED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND I.P.P.V. MEDICAL GASES - I.E. OXYGEN THERAPY AND USE OF ENTONOX PLEASE TURN OVER
Specialist Courses for Healthcare Professionals CONTINUED CASUALTY HANDLING AND IMMOBILIZATION EMERGENCY CHILDBIRTH PLEASE TURN OVER
Specialist Courses for Healthcare Professionals CONTINUED DRUGS AND DELIVERY ROUTES PHYSICAL INTERVENTION AND BREAKAWAY TECHNIQUES The above six training courses are just some of the wide range of courses that we deliver to healthcare professionals. Most of our courses and updates can be delivered on-site e.g. we regularly deliver medical emergency courses in GP surgeries and dental surgeries with realistic scenarios to test the clinical team and support staff. If you would like details about any or all of our specialist courses and updates (without any obligation) please telephone 0800 6940173 now. Our lines are manned 24/7
COURSES FOR PRE-HOSPITAL PERSONNEL The aim of most of our courses is to improve patient care. Pre-hospital personnel (e.g. ambulance crews and rescue teams) work with patients who have many different needs - in environments that can sometimes be extremely challenging. Alpha Training & Consultancy is able to provide ambulance personnel, nurses and other people with different simulated situations to enable trainee and experienced personnel to practise a wide range of practical skills co-ordinated by an instructor who can adapt the patient s condition according to the actions of the learning group. Our courses use sophisticated state-of-the-art manikins that can be used, in different settings, in our Medical Training Centre or on-site in or near to your premises.
APPROVED LARYNGEAL MASK AIRWAY TRAINING Alpha Training & Consultancy has is authorised by Intavent Direct to deliver professional training courses, on their behalf, to other healthcare professionals - such as ambulance personnel, doctors and dentists. We teach a range of topics including how to use the Intavent LMA Unique, LMA Supreme, ILMA (i.e. the intubating LMA), Venner AP Advance Video Laryngoscope and the MAD Nasal Atomisation Device Alpha Paramedic & Ambulance Service were the FIRST Private Ambulance Service in the UK to purchase a Venner AP Advance Video Laryngoscope...and we are now a distributor for Intavent Direct products!
INTERMEDIATE LIFE SUPPORT PROVIDER COURSE Our one-day Intermediate Life Support Provider course is a very popular training course that is often booked by private hospitals. The course can be delivered, any day of the week, on your site (if the proposed training room is suitable for the course) or in one of our venues. The actual content of each course can be modified according to your exact requirements. For example, we have included additional modules for post-operative recovery staff etc. However, the following core modules are always included... THE ABCDE APPROACH in addition to the current BLS and ALS algorithms AIRWAY MANAGEMENT and airway adjuncts including LMA, NPA, OPA etc OXYGEN ADMINISTRATION & VENTILATION inc. Pocket Mask, BVM & IPPV if req. DEFIBRILLATION (MANUAL and/or AED) including basic ECG rhythm recognition The main aim of our Intermediate Life Support course is to teach and/or update healthcare personnel with regard to the latest Resuscitation Council UK guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, airway management and safe defibrillation. Our ILS course is designed to enable course participants to manage patients who are in cardiac arrest (and other medical emergencies) until the patient is in the care of specialists (e.g. a cardiac arrest team) and also to participate as members of the resuscitation team. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE TELEPHONE 0800 6940173
WHY CHOOSE OUR TRAINING COURSES? Our INSTRUCTORS AND ASSESSORS are mainly HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS who also hold a nationally recognised adult teaching and assessing qualification. Our Paramedics and Operating Department Practitioner instructors are all HCPC registered (see the logo below) with the Health Care and Professions Council, our nurse tutors are registered with the Nursing & Midwifery Council and our doctors with the General Medical Council. Please note that we generally use experienced PARAMEDICS to teach our courses rather than non-professional first aid instructors who are used by the majority of first aid training providers. This obviously means that all of our course participants benefit considerably from the essential real-life practical EXPERIENCE and greater KNOWLEDGE of our healthcare professionals. We are also able to teach everyone from NOVICES to HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. That is, unlike the majority of training providers, we are able to deliver professional courses at ANY LEVEL. We therefore teach a wide range of learning groups ranging from school children to groups of doctors who obviously need a much higher level of training.
Why choose Alpha training courses? CONTINUED We deliver courses ANY DAY OF THE WEEK at no additional cost and we can guarantee that you will receive a top quality course at a TIME and PLACE that suits you and your staff. We have our OWN TRAINING ROOMS and we can also deliver ON-SITE COURSES IN YOUR PREMISES if your training room is suitable for the course. We usually provide ONE MANIKIN PER PERSON so our course participants have more time to practice their skills. In fact, our course participants are usually allowed to take their manikins home for some ADDITIONAL PRACTICE if they so wish! We teach LEARNING GROUPS OF ALL SIZES. However we specialise in teaching SMALL GROUPS and also provide ONE-TO-ONE TUITION when requested.
Why choose Alpha training courses? CONTINUED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE (young and old) have attended and enjoyed Alpha courses since 1997. We teach the general public, Police Officers, Fire-fighters, office staff, factory workers, business people, healthcare workers, nurses, doctors, dentists...and many other learning groups. We tailor every course to meet the EXACT REQUIREMENTS of the individuals in each learning group - i.e. we do not teach exactly the same course to everyone regardless of their unique needs. All of our course participants enjoy UNLIMITED FREE REFRESHMENTS and we also provide FREE REFRESHER TRAINING for all HSE approved First Aid at Work course participants. We provide more than ONE HUNDRED DIFFERENT COURSES! For an A-Z list please visit...http://www.alpha-medical.co.uk/training-services/all-courses-and-workshops-a-z We also give you a GENEROUS DISCOUNT for any BLOCK and/or GROUP BOOKING! WE GUARANTEE VALUE FOR MONEY SO WHY PAY MORE FOR LESS? For more INFORMATION or to BOOK A COURSE please TELEPHONE us on 0800 6940173 (FREE) OR send an EMAIL to info@alpha-medical.co.uk We are at YOUR service 24 HOURS a day, 7 DAYS a week, 365 DAYS a year!