Complex Care CPD Courses
As the UK prioritises “Home First” complex care, domiciliary teams are increasingly managing hospital-level clinical needs. Complex care training helps your staff remain capable and confident in safely supporting service users with profound disabilities or long-term conditions in the community.
- CPD-accredited
- Mapped to CQC standards, NICE guidelines, and Skills for Care.
- Ideal for home care teams, care assistants and other healthcare staff
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Our Popular Complex Care Training Courses for UK Home Care
Our CPD-accredited complex care training courses include skills to support service users with brain injuries, dementia and dysphagia, as well as oxygen therapy, catheterisation and more.
Home care teams can access specialised modules instantly through flexible, self-directed learning. Most courses are completed in around 1 hour, and are entirely online. This means the training fits around your shift patterns, as it is accessible at all hours of the day.
Upon completion, candidates receive a formal certificate to validate your competency and commitment to the highest standards of person-centred care in the UK.
Oxygen Therapy Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
PEG Feeding Online Training Course (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Suctioning Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Course Accreditations
All Complex Care Training
Brain Injury Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Buccal Midazolam Online Training Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Catheterisation Course (CPD Accredited)
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Dementia Level 3 Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Diabetes in Adults Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Dysphagia Awareness Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
End of Life Care for Adults Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Epilepsy Awareness Online Course (CPD-Certified)
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Fluid Balance & Vital Signs Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Managing Urinary Incontinence Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Multi-Sensory Impairment Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Multiple Sclerosis Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Oxygen Therapy Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Palliative & End of Life Care Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Parkinson’s Disease Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
PEG Feeding Online Training Course (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Positive Behavioural Support Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Acute & Community Settings Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Sepsis Awareness Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Stoma Care Awareness Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Stroke Awareness & Rehabilitation Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Suctioning Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Tissue Viability & Wound Care Online Training Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Tracheostomy Care Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Venepuncture and Cannulation Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Venous Thromboembolism Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Verification of Death Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
Vicarious Trauma Course
Original price was: £30.00.£15.00Current price is: £15.00. +VAT
What is dementia course
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- Ideal for staff CPD (Continued Professional Development) training
- Free Certificate included, instantly available
- Mapped to CQC standards, NICE guidelines, and Skills for Care
- Discounts available for multi purchases and teams
- Easy to use online learner dashboard for tracking course progress
- Learner Management System (LMS) for audit, and reporting
- Simple management tracking of staff training and certification.
- Immediate access to course materials
- 12 months access with unlimited revisits to course and exam resits
- 14-day money-back guarantee for course satisfaction
Get The Right Complex Care Training
Investing in specialist complex care training ensures full alignment with CQC Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) and the Health and Social Care Act. Quality training embeds a culture of robust clinical governance and risk management, safeguarding both your service users and your staff’s professional well-being.
Master Specialised Clinical Competency
Manage Advanced Clinical Risks
Uphold Safeguarding and Legal Duties
Person-Centred Communication
Promote Positive Risk Management
Certification
Each course is worth several CPD points, depending on the level of training completed.Â
Some complex care training courses are entry level, while others are certified up to QLS Level 3.
Created by Experts​
Our complex care training courses are written and structured by learning and development professionals, in line with statutory requirements and healthcare guidelines.
We build our online training to cover all topics laid out in the latest recommendations from NICE and Skills for Care, and make sure those who complete our courses are qualified to a standard that is valuable to any CQC-regulated organisation.
Examples of Complex Care Needs
Complex care refers to the specialist and coordinated support provided for people with severe, chronic or co-occuring health conditions. This type of care is high-level, often led by clinical nurses, and is extremely valuable in home care teams, sheltered accommodation, assisted living and other care settings.
This type of care is offered to both adults and children, who may require:
Complex Care also describes the clinical skills necessary when looking after people with long term conditions, including:
Our complex care training courses also provide robust training on important clinical skills such as sepsis awareness, suctioning, and venepuncture and cannulation. Grouping these courses together under complex care training helps present organisations with a programme of complementary skills that can improve outcomes for service users and help develop a robust CPD programme for staff.
Complex Care Training Courses We Offer
Clinical Procedures
We offer targeted clinical skills training covering essential, hands-on interventions such as inserting cannulas, and complex wound care.
Catheter & Continence Care
Specialised courses are available focusing on safe catheter care and managing continence to uphold patient dignity, prevent infection, and ensure comfort.
DysphagiaÂ
We provide critical training for supporting individuals with dysphagia (swallowing difficulties), such as support with eating and drinking as well as methods for improving comfort.
Buccal Midazolam
Understanding the safe and legal administration of Buccal Midazolam is important CPD for staff in all care settings, being a life-saving rescue medication used during prolonged seizures.
Deteriorating Patients (NEWS2)
Training on the National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS2) equips clinical and support staff with the skills to identify, track, and respond rapidly to clinically deteriorating patients.
Neurological & Long-Term Conditions
- Progressive Neurological Conditions: We provide dedicated, condition-specific courses for complex and progressive illnesses, including Multiple Sclerosis, and Parkinson’s Disease.
- Epilepsy Awareness: Comprehensive epilepsy awareness training ensures staff are prepared to manage and respond to seizures safely and effectively.
- Stroke Awareness and Rehabilitation: Focused training on stroke awareness and to help staff confidently spot the signs of a stroke and support stroke survivors to recover their abilities.
End of Life & Vulnerability Care
- Palliative Care: This highly sensitive training covers palliative care principles, advance care planning, communication skills for difficult conversations, and bereavement support to ensure compassionate care during the final stages of a patient’s life.
- Pressure Area Care & Sepsis Awareness: Essential preventative training is provided on pressure area care to avoid severe tissue damage in bed-bound patients, as well as sepsis awareness to help staff immediately recognise and react to life-threatening systemic infections.
Browse the full range of online complex care training courses available to understand the scope of our offering.
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Complex Care Training FAQ`s
What is complex care in the UK?
Complex care, also known as long-term clinical care, is specialised support for individuals with significant, ongoing health conditions. Unlike general home care, it involves highly skilled carers or nurses managing clinical needs such as tracheostomy care, PEG feeding, or neurological rehabilitation within a home setting.
Is complex care training CQC compliant?
Yes. To meet CQC (Care Quality Commission) standards, complex care providers must demonstrate that staff are not only trained but competency-assessed. Training must align with the Health and Social Care Act to ensure services are safe, effective, and well-led.
How is complex care funded in England
Most complex care is funded through NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) for individuals with a "primary health need." Alternatively, it can be funded via Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), local authority social care budgets, or private self-funding.
What clinical tasks are included in training?
Specialist training covers delegated healthcare tasks including stoma care, catheterisation, oxygen therapy, and seizure management. In the UK, these tasks must be signed off by a qualified clinical professional to ensure staff are competent to practice safely.
How does complex care differ from domiciliary care?
While domiciliary care focuses on daily living tasks like cleaning and dressing, complex care requires intensive clinical intervention. It involves managing life-limiting conditions and often requires a multidisciplinary team (MDT) including OTs, physiotherapists, and specialist nurses.
Can support workers perform clinical procedures?
Yes, provided they have undergone accredited complex care training and a formal competency sign-off. Under UK clinical governance, a Registered Nurse can delegate specific tasks to support workers, provided there is a robust risk assessment and ongoing supervision in place.
How do you ensure clinical competency?
In the UK, complex care providers must follow a formal competency sign-off process. This involves a Registered Nurse observing the staff member performing clinical tasks—such as tracheostomy suctioning or PEG feeding—in a real-world setting. To remain CQC compliant, these competencies must be regularly reviewed and updated through CPD-accredited refresher training to ensure ongoing patient safety and high-quality care delivery.
