Hospital Discharge Practitioner (HDP)

A 12-week training programme to equip your home care staff with clinical and management skills to support rapid hospital discharges back in to the community
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Hospital Discharge Practitioner (HDP)

Equip your home care staff with all the clinical and management skills required to support rapid hospital discharges back into the community with our unique certified Hospital Discharge Practitioner program! 

Course Contents

The HDP programme is delivered over 12 consecutive weeks, with one face to face training day per week. During this time, those enrolled on the programme will complete the following:

Face to face, fully practical training:

  • Enteral (PEG/NG) and parental feeding
  • Clinical observations
  • End of life and syringe driver
  • Common conditions in older adults (e.g. Dementia, Parkinson’s, asthma and epilepsy)
  • Medicines administration and management
  • Tracheostomy, suctioning and oxygen
  • Dynamic risk assessments in hospital discharge lounges
  • Spinal injury awareness, including autonomic dysreflexia
  • Catheter & stoma care
  • Diabetes & insulin
  • Dysphagia and safe swallowing techniques
  • Sepsis
  • Basic life support and signs of deterioration 
  • Tissue viability and wound care
  • Bowel management, DRE, suppository and enemas
  • Portfolio Submission and Final Exam

Portfolio Submission and Final Exam

Workbook assessments covering:

  • Reflective Practice
  • Further Independent Study
  • Classroom Competency
  • Final Theory Examination 

All delegates are encouraged to attend all 12 sessions, in order that they do not fall behind with their portfolios, although it is understood that holidays and sickness etc. may prevent this. We have made provision for “catch up” sessions and workbook completion and ask that delegates let the trainer know as soon as possible if they cannot attend any sessions. Following the 12 week course, Abuka can also assist with workplace competency sign-offs if required.

Course Outcomes

Successful completion of this training course will result in the award of a CPD accredited certificate covering all aspects of the above course contents.

HDP Enrolment Details

To enrol, please request an enrolment pack by emailing bookings@abuka.co.uk or giving us a call on 0161 641 1297.

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