“Carers … play a huge role in delivering health and social care and need to have a central place, with patients, in the new system.” (Parkinson’s Report Oct 2010)
The Extended Certificate Course combines the basics of caring for illness and developing a health plan for an individual with evaluating your communication skills in a group and one-to-one situation and knowledge of the law. Students learn to take someone else’s blood pressure and their own Peak Flow. They are encouraged to share their knowledge and understanding and to take every opportunity to be with people who may need care in some form.
