Hospital and clinical services
Practical training for private hospitals, clinics, contractors and agencies, and for teams who train their own staff.

What training does a hospital team need?
- Hospital staff follow national clinical guidance, for example the Irish National Early Warning System and the HSE's sepsis guideline.
- Courses that teach clinical skills name a clinically qualified trainer and a reviewer.
- The HSE says manual handling training must be relevant to the person's role, work and environment. Samson's instructor courses let a hospital train its own staff.
- Health service providers must report certain serious events to HIQA under the Patient Safety (Notifiable Incidents and Open Disclosure) Act 2023.
Start with these
- Early warning: Recognising Patient Deterioration
- Sepsis: Sepsis Awareness & Recognition
- Manual handling: Manual Handling, Manual Handling Instructor or Patient Handling Instructor
- Serious events reported to HIQA: Patient Safety & Incident Reporting
Courses for hospitals
Quality, governance and management
- Clinical Risk Assessment
Finding hazards, judging risks and choosing controls, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Conflict Management — Internal Staff
Spotting early signs of conflict and resolving it between colleagues, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Conflict De-escalation with Patients & Visitors
Managing aggression and calming a situation down, for hospitals and care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Equality, diversity and inclusion: respectful behaviour at work, for care teams in every setting.
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- Workplace Mental Health Awareness
Mental health awareness: stress, wellbeing and supportive conversations, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Health & Safety Awareness
Health and safety basics: hazards, duties and preventing accidents, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Quality Management & Continuous Improvement
Managing quality and improving care services, for managers and teams in care services.
Ask about this course - Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis
Looking into incidents and finding their root causes, for managers in hospitals.
Ask about this course - Frontline Management & Team Leadership
Leading a team on the front line: communication and performance, for team leaders and managers in every care setting.
Ask about this course - GDPR & Data Protection in Healthcare
Protecting personal and health information under GDPR, for care teams in every setting.
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Clinical safety and patient care
- Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Infection prevention and control: hygiene, PPE and avoiding contamination, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Recognising signs of abuse and responding to safeguarding concerns, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015
What the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 means in daily care, for disability, older person, home and hospital teams.
Ask about this course - Sharps, Blood & Bodily Fluid Spillages
Safe handling of sharps and of blood and body fluid spillages, for care teams in every setting.
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- Patient Safety & Incident Reporting
Reporting incidents and managing risk in a care service, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Healthcare Communication Skills
Clear, respectful communication with colleagues, residents and families, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Medication Management
Medication policy, safe procedures and records, for managers and care teams.
Ask about this course - Bloodborne Pathogens Awareness
Blood-borne virus awareness, for hospital teams.
Ask about this course - Sepsis Awareness & Recognition
Sepsis awareness: why early recognition matters, for hospital teams.
Ask about this course - Clinical Waste Management
Handling healthcare risk waste correctly, for hospital teams.
Ask about this course - Patient Dignity, Privacy & Respect
Patient dignity, privacy and respect in a hospital setting, for hospital teams.
Ask about this course - Recognising Patient Deterioration
Recognising when a person's health is getting worse, for nursing home, home care and hospital teams.
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Practical healthcare skills
- Manual Handling
Safe lifting and handling to prevent injury, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Patient Handling
Safe movement of the people you support, to prevent injury, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Infection Prevention & Control
Infection prevention and control: hygiene, PPE and avoiding contamination, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - First Aid Response (FAR)
First Aid Response (FAR): a three-day first aid course, for workplace first aiders in every care setting.
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- First Aid Response Refresher
First Aid Response refresher: a two-day course to renew your first aid skills, for workplace first aiders.
Ask about this course - Basic First Aid
Basic First Aid for emergencies at work, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Fire Safety & Fire Warden
Fire prevention, emergency procedures and evacuation, for fire wardens and care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Risk Assessment Training
Finding hazards, judging risks and choosing controls, for care teams in every setting.
Ask about this course - Manual Handling Instructor
Learn to deliver manual handling training to your own staff, for hospitals and in-house trainers.
Ask about this course - Patient Handling Instructor
Learn to deliver patient handling training to your own staff, for hospitals and in-house trainers.
Ask about this course - Train the Trainer
Presentation and delivery skills for in-house trainers, for hospitals and any care team.
Ask about this course - Basic Life Support & CPR
Basic life support and CPR, for care teams in every setting.
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