NCFE CACHE Certificate in Common Health Conditions Level 2 RQF

This NCFE CACHE Certificate in Common Health Conditions Level 2 has been created for learners who are currently working in the health and social care sector and would like to expand their knowledge of common health conditions. Your studies will cover the importance of monitoring the health of individuals and knowing when to take action, as well as covering health conditions such as stroke, arthritis, dementia, and Parkinson's disease. You'll learn how to spot the signs of these common health conditions, how they are diagnosed, the impacts on the individual, and the treatments available. Learners who complete this course could progress to further specialised training to provide support to those affected by different health conditions.

Course Content

Number: 601/4306/X

Unit 1 Understand how to contribute to monitoring the health of individuals affected by Health Conditions (H/505/5382; unit level 2; GLH 20; credits 2)

• Importance of monitoring the health of individuals
• Ways in which the health of individuals can be monitored
• Observations have been agreed to monitor health conditions
• Respecting the individual's dignity and privacy
• Minimising fears and concerns
• Following agreed ways of working
• Records of observations
• Understand when Immediate action should be taken
• Review information with others
• Requirements for monitoring
• How changes to monitoring processes should be implemented

Unit 2 Introductory awareness of sensory loss (F/601/3442; unit level 2; GLH 16; credits 2)

• Negative and positive impacts on individuals with sensory loss
• Attitudes and beliefs
• Overcoming disabling attitudes and beliefs
• The importance of effective communication
• Communicating with individuals with: sight loss, hearing loss and deaf-blindness
• How information is made accessible to individuals with sensory loss
• Main causes and conditions of sensory loss
• Difference between congenital and acquired sensory loss
• How to recognise when an individual may be experiencing sight and/or hearing loss
• The indicators and signs of: sight loss, deaf-blindness and hearing loss
• Advice and support in relation to sensory loss
• Report concerns about sensory loss
• How concerns about sight and/or hearing loss can be reported

Unit 3 Stroke awareness (R/505/2526; unit level 2; GLH 28; credits 3)

• Changes in the brain associated with stroke
• Conditions that may be mistaken for stroke
• The differences between stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
• Signs and symptoms of stroke
• Key stages of stroke
• Assessment tests
• Potential changes that because of a stroke
• Management of risk factors for stroke
• Prevalence of stroke in the UK
• Risk factors
• Reducing the risk of stroke and subsequent stroke
• Importance of emergency response and treatment for stroke
• Why stroke is a medical emergency
• Actions to be taken in response to an emergency stroke
• Impact on the individual
• Correct early positioning for airway management
• Reporting relevant and accurate history of the incident
• The management of stroke
• Support available
• Agencies and resources

Unit 4 Arthritis awareness (D/505/8491; unit level 2; GLH 30; credits 3)

• The most common types of arthritis
• How arthritis affects the joints
• The signs and symptoms
• The possible causes of arthritis
• The risks for arthritis
• Treatment options and support services
• How arthritis is diagnosed
• Treatment options, including medication, surgery, physical therapies, complementary, and alternative therapies
• Support services, including the individual's GP, rheumatologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, podiatrists
• Experience of living with arthritis
• Strategies for managing the condition
• Lifestyle changes
• Psychological impact, including the individual, carers, and relatives
• Psychological distress

Unit 5 Dementia awareness (J/505/2524; unit level 2; GLH 17; credits 2)

• Key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia
• Know why depression, delirium, and age-related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia
• Key features of the theoretical models of dementia
• The social model of dementia
• Whey dementia should be viewed as a disability
• Most common types of dementia and their causes
• Most common causes of dementia
• The likely signs and symptoms
• Risk factors
• Prevalence rates for different types of dementia
• Factors relating to an individual’s experience of dementia
• Attitudes and behaviours of others

Unit 6 Parkinson’s disease awareness (F/505/8497; unit level 2; GLH 30; credits 3)

• The main signs and symptoms of Parkinson's disease
• The possible underlying causes
• Risk factors
• Differences between young onset Parkinson's disease and traditional onset Parkinson's disease
• Similarities between young onset Parkinson's disease and traditional onset Parkinson's disease
• Conditions that may be mistaken for Parkinson's disease
• Treatment options and support services
• How Parkinson's disease is diagnosed
• Treatment options, including medication, surgery, physical therapy, psychological interventions, and complementary and alternative therapies
• Support services, including Parkinson’s nurse specialists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and speech and language therapists
• Experience of living with Parkinson's disease
• Strategies for managing the condition
• Psychological impact of living with Parkinson's disease
• Psychological distress
• Attitudes and behaviours of others