BEACH teaches a structured and prioritised approach to assessment, care and handover of a deteriorating patient.
Pre-course Preparation
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Max participants: 20 (minimum 8)
Target audience: All unregistered health care professionals from any hospital setting – acute/community and all AHP’s
Venue: Education Centre, DGRI or Day surgery Unit, GCH, Stranraer
Booking notes: 0800 - 1300
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Booking details: Max participants: 12 (minimum 3 delegates)
Target audience: In-House all community medical & nursing staff & AHPS
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI or Clinical Skills Room, Waverley Medical Centre, Stranraer
Booking notes: 2-hour Sessions
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PLS exists to teach the practical procedures necessary for the initial effective management of childhood emergencies.
Booking details: Max participants: 12
Target audience: In-house medical, nursing staff working within acute setting (DGRI/GCH) i.e. ED/CCU/Children’s Ward/Anaesthetics & Recovery.
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 08:00-18:00 1 day course (usually Wednesdays)
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Recognition and Management of the Deteriorating Patient
Booking details: Max participants: 12 (minimum 3 delegates)
Target audience: In-house all hospital based nurses, HCSW & AHPs
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI or Clinical Skills Room, Waverley Medical Centre, Stranraer
Booking notes: 3hr Sessions (Morning or Afternoon)
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SCOTTIE designed to cover the fundamental aspects of maternal emergencies and is suitable for all maternity-care professionals working in all care environments.
Booking details: Max participants: 20 (Minimum delegates 8)
Target audience: In-House health-care professionals who participate in the care of pregnant women
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 1 day course
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Immediate Life Support (ILS) is run over one day and the course programme consists of one lecture, skill stations and cardiac arrest simulations
Booking details: Max participants: 8 (Minimum 3)
Target audience: All hospital based band 5 nurses and above, In-House Doctors, medical students, core Midwives, ANPs, dental staff, ED HCSW
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI or Clinical Skills Room Waverly Medical Centre, Stranraer
Booking notes: 4 hour sessions
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The 3-day APLS course comprises of a flexible 1-day on-line component (VLE) and a 2-day face-to-face course.
Booking details: Max participants: 20
Target audience: Medical & RNs working in A&E, Anaesthetic, Paediatric departments
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 08:00-18:00 2 day course
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Acute Life Threatening Events Recognition and Treatment (ALERT)
Booking details: Max participants: 20 (Minimum delegates 8)
Target audience: All post registration band 5 nurses within the first 2 years or those who have had a recent change in clinical area. Based in DGRI, GCH, Cottage Hospitals
Venue: Clinical Skills Room, Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 1 day course 0800-1600
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Advanced Life Support (ALS) course programme consists of lectures, workshops, skill stations and cardiac arrest simulations.
Booking details: Max participants: 24 - 30
Target audience: See main course content
Venue: Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: eALS is a 1 day course 0800-1900 3-4 delivered 3-4 times/yr; ALS is a 2 day course 0800-1800 delivered once/yr
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Understand the situations under which humans make errors, implications, how to improve reliability and tools to support increased reliability.
Booking details: Max participants: 16
Target audience: Anyone working in healthcare, particularly those working in teams
Venue: Education Centre, DGRI
Booking notes: 2 full days
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