
Learn how caregivers should communicate and handle patient information in the UK in this free online caregiving course. You need to build up effective communication skills to have a thriving career in health and social care. This caregiving course addresses the issue of information handling in the fields of healthcare and social care in the UK. We explain how to develop good interpersonal skills and provide formal, written, verbal and nonverbal communication strategies. We also show you how to bridge communication barriers, protect your client's data and more.
| Course Category | Health Care |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Distinguish between verbal and nonverbal communication techniques • Explain how to overcome communication barriers • Outline the significance of confidentiality and legislation in health record maintenance • State the six principles of the Care Act in the United Kingdom • Recall Caldicott's principles of data confidentiality and data protection principles in the UK • Recognise the roles of a caregiver in information and communication management |
| Course Code | 5391 |



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