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Course Summary

Care certicate

Overview

Designed for all primary care staff to assist with their understanding of the importance of fluids and nutrition, their responsibilities in supporting people to have access to fluids and nutrition and how this information should be applied in their daily working lives.
Contains a case study and multiple-choice questions.

Goals

About your organisation's responsibilities for hydration, nutrition and food safety.
About your personal responsibilities.
About the principles of hydration, nutrition and food safety.
How to support individuals to have access to nutrition and fluids in accordance with their plan of care.
How to report concerns.

Resources

Public Health England (2106). Eat Well guide.
Food Standards Agency (2009). The Food Safety Act 1990 – a guide for food businesses.
British Association of UK Dieticians (2017). Food fact sheet: fluid.
NHS National Services Scotland (2014). NHS Scotland National Food Safety Assurance Manual.
NHS England (2015). Commissioning Excellent Nutrition and Hydration.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2017). Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition.

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Fluids and Nutrition

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Your progress will be saved during the course so you can return to it later.