This Tracheostomy Care Training Course is designed to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and practical skills required to safely support individuals with tracheostomies.
Tracheostomies present unique health and wellbeing challenges, and healthcare professionals must have the correct skills to reduce infection risks and provide safe, dignified, and respectful care.
This 1-day course combines theoretical and practical sessions to help delegates understand tracheostomy care, potential complications, and best practice approaches. Delegates will develop the confidence to perform tracheostomy care, including tube replacement and suctioning, in line with local protocols and guidelines.
Who Is This Course For?
This course is suitable for healthcare professionals who require an update or are new to tracheostomy care and ventilation, including:
- Nurses and community nurses
- Experienced healthcare assistants and support workers
- Health and social care staff working with adults with complex needs
Please note: Learners new to tracheostomy or ventilation must gain competency under clinical supervision within their workplace.
Course Objectives
By the end of this Tracheostomy Care Training Course, delegates will understand:
- The basics of the respiratory system and its relevance to tracheostomy care
- Reasons for tracheostomy insertion and potential hazards
- Infection control measures, waste disposal, and risk assessment
- Responsibilities including consent, documentation, and patient education
- Different tracheostomy tubes, maintenance, and aseptic techniques
- Potential complications and how to manage the tracheostomy site
- Tracheostomy suctioning procedures
- Communication challenges and ways to support tracheostomy patients
Course Content
- Anatomy and physiology of the respiratory tract
- Anatomy and function of the pharynx
- Tracheostomy indications
- Tracheostomy insertion
- Emergency signs
- Introduction to tracheostomy tubes
- Cuff management
- Communication and SALT referrals
- Swallowing assessments and management
- Humidification and suctioning
- Cleaning a stoma
- Downsizing and decannulation
- Long-term care
- Nutrition importance
- Oxygen therapy
- Pressure support and volume control
- Ventilators
- Introduction to non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and invasive ventilation
- Types of NIV (BiPAP/CPAP)
- Types of invasive ventilation
Practical Elements
- Aseptic Non-Touch Technique (ANTT)
- Stoma care
- Suctioning
- Changing inner cannula tubes
Course Benefits
This Tracheostomy Care Training Course combines expert-led theory with practical simulated training to improve confidence and competence in tracheostomy care.
Delegates will gain the skills required to provide safer patient care, reduce infection risks, and support individuals living with tracheostomies.
