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Enteral Nutrition Training for Care Providers 2012

 

 
Each 3 hour training session aims to provide information about:

 

  • Leicestershire Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) Service
  • Caring for a client with a gastrostomy tube in situ
  • Bolus feeding and use of enteral nutrition pumps
  • Infection control issues
 
The sessions are organised and run by staff from the Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Services (LNDS) Home Enteral Nutrition Team, and are held at LNDS Headquarters, Enderby.
 
The cost is £25.00 per delegate per session.
Please note that this is non refundable if delegates do not attend.  However a transfer of date may be possible.
Price includes 1 Resource Pack per delegate and a Certificate of Attendance.
 
To enquire about available dates and obtain an application form, please contact the Home Enteral Nutrition Service office on 0116 2727216.

Nutrition Screening and Care Planning -Training for Care Home Staff

 

Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service run a half day update training session on nutritional risk assessment twice a year. This training is aimed at senior care/nursing staff who are undertaking nutritional screening and care planning and will help you to meet the new Care Quality Commission standards on meeting nutritional needs of your residents.

 

The session incorporates the following topics:
• Nutritional screening
• Calculating weights, heights, BMIs and interpreting weight loss.
• Food fortification
• Nutritional care plans and monitoring

 

The session includes practical activities and each person attending will receive a comprehensive nutrition resource pack to take away.

 

For details of the next sessions, please call our head office on 0116 2227170.

 

There will be a £20 charge per person. This is not refundable unless the training is cancelled by Leicestershire Nutrition and Dietetic Service. Refreshments will be provided. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Please note that places cannot be confirmed until payment has been received.

If you wish to attend, please complete the booking form and send with a cheque payable to Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust to the address on the booking form.

 

If you would like any further information or to discuss specific training needs for your home, please contact our head office on 0116 2227170.