This half day workshop is provided for Health Care Assistants in Primary care who are currently removing sutures and staples and feel they would benefit from some theoretical learning and evidence of practice; or it has been identified as a potential new learning need. The workshop will explore the knowledge and skills needed to risk assess a wound prior to removing sutures or staples. It will discuss alternative suture materials and closure methods and demonstrate the practical technique for removal of both sutures and staple.
All delegates attending this workshop will receive a competency framework for their portfolios of evidence to be observed by their Assessor and signed off in practice.
Learning Outcomes
- To recognise signs and symptoms of wound infection
- To appreciate infection control principles for wound care
- To accurately assess a wound prior to removal of wound closure material
- To identify the different types of sutures
- To safely remove sutures or staples from a wound
- To provide patients with post treatment information
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