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Legionella Awareness Training for Healthcare and Care Settings
Legionella awareness training helps care and healthcare providers meet their legal duties under COSHH 2002 and ACOP L8, protecting vulnerable residents from Legionnaires' disease while supporting CQC compliance.

Slips, Trips and Falls: Staff Safety Training for Care and Healthcare Workers
Practical, HSE-based guidance on spotting and preventing the everyday hazards that cause slips, trips and falls among care and healthcare staff — not resident falls prevention or RIDDOR reporting duties, which Learnsignal covers separately.

Volunteers in Irish Designated Centres: Vetting, Training and Supervision Guide
Regulation 30 of S.I. 415 of 2013 requires written roles, supervision and vetting for volunteers. Here is what the Regulations and HIQA say.
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Valproate and the Pregnancy Prevention Programme: A Guide for Care Staff in Ireland
What the HPRA and HSE say about valproate, the Pregnancy Prevention Programme and who is affected, and what care staff in Ireland should know and escalate.

Quality Improvement in Irish Designated Centres: HIQA and HSE Guide
What Regulation 23 requires for annual reviews and quality improvement plans, what HIQA and the HSE publish, and a practical improvement cycle.

Psychotropic Medication Review and Restrictive Practice in Irish Disability Services
What HSE guidance, the 2013 disability regulations and HIQA say about psychotropic medicines, chemical restraint and review for people with intellectual disability or autism.
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Physical Health Checks for Severe Mental Illness in Ireland: A Care Staff Guide
What Irish sources say about physical health monitoring for people with severe mental illness, and what care staff can observe, record and report.

Migraine and Medication-Overuse Headache: A Care Staff Guide for Ireland
HSE information on migraine, red-flag headaches that need 112 or 999, and medicines safety, for care staff in Ireland.

High Blood Pressure (Hypertension): A Care Staff Guide for Ireland
What the HSE and Irish Heart Foundation say about high blood pressure, and what care staff can observe, record and escalate without giving medical advice.

Human Trafficking Awareness for Care and Health Staff in Ireland
What the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 says, the forms of exploitation it defines, the signs the HSE lists, and where staff in Ireland can report or refer.

Female Genital Mutilation Awareness for Care and Health Staff in Ireland
What the Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 says, what the HSE says about the free FGM treatment service, and how staff in Ireland report concerns.

Emergency Planning and Business Continuity in Irish Designated Centres: A HIQA Guide
What the Health Act 2007 Regulations (S.I. 415 of 2013, as amended) and HIQA guidance say about emergency plans, fire precautions and risk management in older people's centres.