Safeguarding Training for Healthcare

Healthcare staff often support both children and adults at risk, sometimes in the same day. GPs, midwives and health visitors, paramedics, pharmacy staff, optometrists, psychologists, nutritionists and dieticians all need to recognise the signs of abuse and neglect, respond to concerns and know how to report them.

Our online Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults course covers both groups in one course, saving time and money. It introduces the legislation and guidance across the UK, the signs and indicators of abuse, responding to a disclosure and reporting and recording concerns. It is equivalent to Level 1 as set out in the Intercollegiate Document (Safeguarding Children and Young People: Roles and Competencies for Healthcare Staff).

Safeguarding leads and deputies can build on it with Safeguarding Lead Training for Children and Vulnerable Adults, which covers making referrals, handling allegations and working with other agencies. Taking both courses provides Level 2. If your role is with adults only, Safeguarding Adults is written around the Care Act 2014, and Safeguarding Adults Basic Awareness gives a short introduction. Our courses do not extend to Level 3, 4 or 5.

The Intercollegiate Document sets out the level of training each healthcare role needs. Before booking, please check with your employer or professional body which level your role requires, as some roles also need local or specialist training that our courses do not cover.

Work in a dental practice? See our dental safeguarding courses, written for dental teams and following the same Level 1 and Level 2 structure.