The healthcare assistant (HCA) will deliver and assist clinical staff in the provision of treatment, preventative care, health promotion and patient education.
General Information
CQC guidance on HCA in general practice GP mythbuster 57: Health Care Assistants in General Practice – Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)
RCGP Competencies HCA’s document (psu.edu)
Flu competencies PHE document (publishing.service.gov.uk)
HCA accountability Accountability and delegation | Royal College of Nursing (rcn.org.uk)
Training
The programme is called ‘Introduction to General Practice’ and is delivered in conjunction with Leeds City College. The programme is free and funded through Skills Connect and individuals must work and live in West Yorkshire to be eligible, they also must not have undertaken a Skills Connect course in the past as an individual can only receive funding for one programme. info@practicumtraining.co.uk
Leeds GP Confederation also offers Basic Clinical Skills courses for Health Care Assistants. This training is designed for HCAs currently working in general practice, who want to develop in their role. This course will help expand HCAs skill sets and develop the confidence to progress in general practice. At the end of this course, HCAs will be able to competently complete patient care tasks in practice without direct supervision. Training, Learning and Development – Leeds GP Confederation
ECG Training for HCAs – Health Care Assistants – M&K Update (mkupdate.co.uk)
Immunisation
HCA immunisation training guidelines Immunisation training of healthcare support workers: national minimum standards and core curriculum – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)