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Innovation In Healthcare

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Courses for Private Healthcare Providers

Innovation in Healthcare

We are committed to advancing our knowledge through collaboration, research, feedback, high-quality education, and innovative program design. Our goal is to provide you and your teams with the latest evidence-based practices.

We can offer support to any business, from independent providers to large organizations, that operates in the private healthcare sector, addressing your education and training needs. You may be a recruitment agency, skincare clinic, dental practice, or an independent therapist.

LHP Skillnet supports all private healthcare providers including agencies, specialists and independent practices.

We also collaborate with representative bodies from the private healthcare sector to ensure that our education and training programmes are industry led to meet the needs of the sector.

Our Approach

We Plan
We Design
We Deliver

Effective & Comprehensive
Staff Training For All
Private Healthcare Providers

We Plan
We Design
We Deliver

Effective &
Comprehensive
Staff Training For All
Private Healthcare Providers
Needs-Based Approach
Focusing on areas such as person-centered care, dementia care, palliative care, infection control, and communication skills, we identify the specific needs of healthcare staff and tailor training programs accordingly.
Continuous Professional Development
To keep up with best practices and evolving healthcare regulations, we emphasize the importance of ongoing learning and provide opportunities for staff to update their skills and knowledge.
Practical & Interactive Learning
Our training programmes incorporate hands-on experiences, case studies, role-playing, and interactive exercises to enhance engagement and application of knowledge in real-world scenarios.
Collaboration
Collaboration and knowledge sharing among our member companies and between different disciplines within the organisation is encouraged to foster a holistic approach to healthcare.
Evaluation & Feedback
We implement a system to assess the effectiveness of training programs through evaluation surveys, feedback mechanisms, and performance assessments to continuously improve and refine training initiatives.
Cultural Awareness & Diversity
To promote understanding, respect, and effective communication across different cultural and ethnic groups of both staff and clients, we incorporate into our training cultural awareness, inclusivity, and sensitivity.
Focusing on areas such as person-centered care, dementia care, palliative care, infection control, and communication skills, we identify the specific needs of healthcare staff and tailor training programs accordingly.
To keep up with best practices and evolving healthcare regulations, we emphasize the importance of ongoing learning and provide opportunities for staff to update their skills and knowledge.
Our training programmes incorporate hands-on experiences, case studies, role-playing, and interactive exercises to enhance engagement and application of knowledge in real-world scenarios.
Collaboration and knowledge sharing among our member companies and between different disciplines within the organisation is encouraged to foster a holistic approach to healthcare.
We implement a system to assess the effectiveness of training programs through evaluation surveys, feedback mechanisms, and performance assessments to continuously improve and refine training initiatives.
To promote understanding, respect, and effective communication across different cultural and ethnic groups of both staff and clients, we incorporate into our training cultural awareness, inclusivity, and sensitivity.

Our Process

LHP Skillnet healthcare courses can be delivered online or face to face at your facility or centre.

We facilitate a wide range of tailored courses to meet your team’s needs and work with our members to develop or adapt courses where there is a significant need.

We offer complete schedule flexibility that suits your needs. You have the option to run various courses on the same day, conduct individual half-day courses/workshops, or spread them out over days or weeks. The choice is yours!

Custom Course Delivery & pricing

Delivery is just as flexible as scheduling. You can choose between in-person classes at your centre or live online sessions. All training and education is subsidised ensuring high quality at a more affordable price.

Our Research

LHP Skillnet conducts valuable research in collaboration with leading academic institutions. Through surveys, studies, and collaborations, we explore pressing industry issues. Our research findings, published in esteemed journals like Nurse Education in Practice, demonstrate our commitment to evidence-based practices. By actively engaging in research, LHP Skillnet contributes to knowledge advancement, enhances best practices, and benefits our member companies as well as the wider private healthcare sector in Ireland and beyond.

Latest News

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