How long is the Care Planning course?

It's made up of 6 microlessons, each under 5 minutes. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. Learners get a certificate of completion once they finish every microlesson and complete the situational tests. The record is stored in 5Mins for audits.

When should a care plan be reviewed?

At planned intervals and whenever something changes, such as a fall, a hospital stay or a change in health. The fourth microlesson covers scheduled and triggered reviews.

What is positive risk-taking?

Supporting someone to do something that matters to them while managing the risks, instead of stopping them. The third microlesson shows how to assess and record it.

How often should staff take care planning training?

Cover it during induction and refresh it regularly. In 5Mins you can set the course to repeat, for example every 12 months.

Can I try the Care Planning course first?

Yes. Request a free sample lesson and book a short demo with our team. After your demo, we'll share sample lessons with you so you can see the format for yourself.

Care Planning Training Course (UK)

Care Planning training

Six microlessons on person-centered care planning, assessing needs, managing risk, reviewing plans, recording and confidentiality, and roles and responsibilities, with situational tests and a certificate of completion.

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What the Care Planning course covers

This course helps care teams write and use care plans well in six microlessons. It covers what care planning is and the legal requirements under CQC Regulations 9 and 17, person-centered assessment of the whole person, managing risk while protecting independence and dignity, scheduled and triggered reviews, accurate recording and confidentiality under UK GDPR, and how responsibility is shared across care workers, managers and local authorities.

A certificate for every learner who completes it

Learners finish every microlesson and complete the assessments. 5Mins then issues a certificate of completion for Care Planning (UK).

Certificates and e-signatures stored against each learner

Audit-ready records, ready whenever an auditor asks

Completion shows on the Compliance Dashboard in real time

Laws covered

Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, Regulations 9 and 17. Care must be person-centered and based on an assessment of needs, and records must be complete, accurate and kept securely.

Care Act 2014. Sets out how adults' care and support needs are assessed and planned.

Mental Capacity Act 2005. People should be involved in their own care plan, and capacity is presumed unless assessed otherwise.

UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Care records hold personal and health data that must be kept confidential and secure.

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Insurance, 205 colleagues 100%

compliance completion and pass rate since go-live

~1 day saved on each compliance course (HR estimate)
Automated reminders and reporting

Since go-live, our compliance completion and pass rates are 100%, and it's the quickest we've ever got there. Automated reminders and reporting save us about a day per course.

Laura ChappellHR Director, Collingwood

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Insurance and emergency accommodation 87%

less session time, from 2.5-3 hour sessions to modules of 25 minutes at most

12 monthly sessions a year, up from 3-4
95% content creation time saved

Our compliance sessions used to be two and a half to three hours in a room, and we could fit in three or four a year. Now we cover one topic a month, and I can see exactly what people are retaining.

Lucy WybornDirector of Learning and Development, ICAB

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Legal services 80%

completion on mandatory training, up from 20%

Mobile microlessons finished between calls
Manager view of each team's progress

We were sitting at 20% completion on our mandatory training. We're now at 80%. People finish short lessons between calls, on mobile, and managers can see where their teams are, so chasing completion is no longer a one-person job.

Jamie WaltonGroup Learning and Development Officer, Winn Solicitors

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Rolling refreshers through the year

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Care Planning training

What the Care Planning course covers

What your people will be able to do

6 microlessons

A certificate for every learner who completes it

Who it's for and the law it covers

Who it's for

Laws covered

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Questions about Care Planning training

How long is the Care Planning course?

Is there a certificate?

When should a care plan be reviewed?

What is positive risk-taking?

How often should staff take care planning training?

Can I try the Care Planning course first?

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