Pressure Sore Awareness Training in Swindon
Learn to spot the early skin changes that lead to pressure ulcers so you can reposition, protect and escalate before damage becomes serious and irreversible.
About this course
Our Pressure Sore Awareness course gives your team the confidence and competence to respond when it matters. Delivered by experienced, friendly tutors, it blends practical, hands-on practice with clear guidance — so learners leave genuinely ready, not just certified. Training runs at your own premises anywhere across Swindon and Wiltshire, or at our dedicated training suite on Welton Road.
Who is it for?
Ideal for care assistants, support workers, nursing home staff and domiciliary carers supporting people with limited mobility. Also valuable for new starters completing induction in residential and community care settings.
What the course covers
- How pressure ulcers form and common at-risk sites
- The four categories of pressure damage and staging
- Using risk tools such as the Waterlow score
- Repositioning, offloading and pressure-relieving equipment
- Skin inspection and recognising early redness or blanching
- Nutrition, hydration and continence as contributing factors
- Reporting, recording and when to escalate to a nurse
What you’ll walk away with
- Confidence to identify and act on early pressure damage
- Ability to apply repositioning and prevention measures correctly
- A certificate evidencing CQC-aligned skin integrity training
Delivery & group options
We run this course for whole teams, small groups and individuals. On-site delivery is ideal if you have several people to train — it’s cost-effective and works around your shifts. Prefer a smaller setting? Join a scheduled course at our Swindon centre. Every booking includes course materials and certification, with digital certificates issued promptly.
Rated 4.9/5 by our learners
Real reviews from people we’ve trained, on Google.
“Standard of training was top notch. Tom was very professional and his technique was a good tool to have.”
“Excellent facilities, air con, lunch and two very excellent instructors. Thanks Jason & Thomas.”
“Amazing and very supportive when I did my first aid at work course. Huge thank you to the team.”
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