Minor Injuries Course: Assessment and Management for Healthcare Professionals

This superb one-day course is designed to teach health professionals how to effectively assess and manage patient with a variety of minor injuries. The day consists of theory, with an element of practise, enabling you to have the opportunity to safely practice the assessments, you have been taught. 

  • The day will consist of the following sessions:
  • The principles of history taking and limb assessment
  • Upper limb examination, based on the wrist
  • Lower limb examination, based on the ankle
  • Wound assessment
  • Head & neck injury assessment 

This course gives the theoretical knowledge to perform a thorough minor injury assessment, enabling informed clinical decision making and treatment plans.

Who will benefit:

The course is for healthcare professionals wanting to improve their assessment and management of minor injuries. 

Venue:

DREEAM, A Floor, West Block, QMC Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham, NG7 2UH.

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Start and finish times:

Registration from 08:00-08:30 | Finish time: 16:00 (breaks built into the course timetable)

Refreshments:

Light lunch and refreshments provided

Faculty

Your course educator is Kathryn Richardson who also teaches on our Suturing course.

 

Timetable

Bespoke Course

If you wish to discuss a bespoke course to fit your specific needs, please email us at nuhnt.dreeam.business@nhs.net

Waiting List

This course is currently not available, if you would like to register your interest please sign up to the waiting list here.