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This course helps health and social care professionals develop the numeracy skills required for safe, efficient, and confident care delivery. Learners will build confidence in calculating medication dosages, managing time across shifts, budgeting for care plans, and interpreting key health data such as fluid intake logs and pulse charts. 

Each session is rooted in real-life healthcare scenarios, with hands-on activities designed to promote confidence and immediate application in the workplace. The course supports improved decision-making, compliance and service quality. 

Over a 4-week period (12 hours total), learners will focus on applying maths in real care settings to support safe, efficient, and effective practice.

Key topics include:
•	Calculating accurate medication dosages and measurements.
•	Managing time and scheduling care tasks.
•	Budgeting for resources and personal care plans.
•	Interpreting and using health data in decision-making.
•	Applying numeracy skills to care planning and reporting.

Benefits to the employer:
•	Promotes safer care: Staff learn how to calculate and check medication dosage and interpret vital patient data, reducing the risk of effort. 
•	Improves operational efficiency: Learners can confidently plan rotas, manage time, and handle financial tasks related to care delivery. 
•	Supports compliance and reporting: Staff develop numeracy skills needed for accurate records-keeping and CQC-relevant documentation. 
•	Reduces training disruption: Flexible delivery options allow sessions to run on-site, in our office, or online to fit around shift patterns.
•	Builds staff confidence and retention: A practical, supportive environment helps staff overcome maths anxiety and engage in lifelong learning.

This is a non-regulated course.

Session Duration – 12 hours over 4 weeks (3 hours per session)

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to: 

•	Calculate safe medication dosages using fractions, decimals, and ratios, and interpret prescription labels and charts accurately. 
•	Plan and manage time effectively by creating shift rotas, calculating elapsed time and converting between 12 and 24-hour clock formats. 
•	Create and adjust basic budgets for care packages, using addition, subtraction and decision-making skills to prioritise care needs. 
•	Interpret and analyse patient health data, including pulse charts and fluid intake logs, using averages, comparisons and trend analysis. 
•	Apply numeracy to real-world core tasks, improving the accuracy and quality of documentation, planning and patient monitoring.

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This course is part of our Skills Development Service.

To be eligible for this training, you must be:

•	19 years old or over 
•	Employed, volunteering or an unpaid worker.
•	Have the right to live and work in the UK. 
•	You must not already have achieved a level 2 qualification, in this subject, in the last 3 years.

This support is available for those living in Greater Manchester or one of the neighbouring areas. These include parts of Lancashire, Derbyshire, Merseyside, West Yorkshire, and Cheshire – your eligibility will be checked by one of our Skills Coaches.

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