Heating for Health: CPD training for health and social care practitioners

It has been estimated that treating illnesses linked to cold homes costs the NHS £540million per year and 4,950 Excess Winter Deaths in winter 2022/23 were attributed to cold homes.

The Yorkshire Energy Doctor’s short training course will equip you to make every contact count by identifying who is at risk of ill health from living in a cold home, how to ask people about keeping safe, warm and well at home, and how to help people whose homes may be too cold, including where to refer for further support.

In doing this, the course specifically responds to the recommendations of NICE Guideline 6 regarding the roles of health and social care practitioners in mitigating the health risks from cold homes.

They will also cover ways to make sure vulnerable patients can be kept safe and warm through sign-ups to the Priority Services Register, locking cooker valves, and raising awareness of the risks of carbon monoxide.

Who should attend?

• Health visitors
• Occupational therapists
• Community nurses or midwives
• Home from Hospital teams
• Care coordinators
• Carers
• Mental health workers
• Social workers
• Social prescriber/link workers

The course is CPD-certified and we can provide you with a certificate of attendance after the course, as well as a checklist that you can use to support your patients.

Dates and times:

This session will run online and you can choose from one of the following dates:

• Thursday 11 Sept, 1.30-2.30pm
• Wednesday 17 Sept, 10-11am
• Monday 22 Sept,1.30-2.30pm
• Thursday 2 Oct, 12.30 – 1.30pm
• Thursday 9 Oct, 10-11am
• Monday 13 Oct, 1.30-2.30pm

The course is free to anyone working in a health or social care setting in North/East/West Yorkshire, the Northeast or Cumbria.

Extra information:

They can also run a standalone online session for your team if you have 6 or more staff members who would attend. Please email Kate to discuss further: kate@yorkshireenergydoctor.org.uk or 07738 818391.

If you work as a social prescriber, or a role where you provide more in-depth support to patients with a range of issues, then you may also find our longer Community Energy Ambassadors course beneficial: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/energy-ambassadors-141409