Skin Health CHAMPION – Application

Course fees: HCPA Full Member: Fully funded* | ACE Member: £264+VAT | Associate Member: £300+VAT | Non-member: £400+VAT
Four day programme open for applications
Day 1: 21/01/2026 | Day 2: 22/01/2026 | Day 3: 28/01/2026 | Day 4: 29/01/2026
All sessions must be attended

Lead Excellence in Care with HCPA Champions
Empower your team by developing experienced colleagues to become HCPA Champions – individuals who influence positive, high-quality change within their care services.

What is an HCPA Champion?
A Champion is a trained experienced care professional who drives improvements in care practices, embeds governance, and models excellence across the organisation.
The programmes equip Champions with the confidence, tools, and knowledge to influence change, support colleagues, and apply best practice consistently.
Champions revalidate every two years by evidencing change through action plans, case studies, and continuing professional development.

Why have Champions?
Care Managers cannot do everything, they need support from trusted staff to ensure the service remains compliant with evolving national and local guidance. Champions mentor peers, influence care delivery, and maintain elevated care standards through ongoing governance and learning.

We suggest care providers have a Champion in each relevant topic area. To ensure quality and focus, each individual may only be a Champion in up to two topic areas:

The Skin Health CHAMPION course will enable Care professionals to take on the role of Champion within their organisation for this topic. The Champion will have a clear understanding of local and national guidance and legislation for and will cascade this information amongst care teams, improving the safety and quality of care for individuals.

Learning Outcomes:
• Understand the impact of National and local drivers for wound care informing practice
• Develop knowledge in Anatomy & Physiology of the skin and wound healing
• Review the importance of accurate Holistic Wound assessment and the impact on wound healing
• Identify management options and the introduction of local pathways
• Increased knowledge in common dressing products selected according to wound type, practical session
• Develop skills and knowledge in the Prevention and management of Skin tears, practical session
• Understand anatomy & physiology of vascular and lymphatic systems to determine disease progression
• Explore risk factors for leg ulceration and oedema
• Identify management options and introduction of local pathways
• Understand the principles of lower limb assessment
• Explore benefits of compression therapy and barriers to implementation
• Practice effective lower limb skin care application of hosiery and wraps.
• Explore foot health in care settings and care of the diabetic foot
• Gain knowledge of national and local drivers for pressure ulcer prevention
• Review the physiology of pressure ulcer development
• Gain skills and knowledge in identification of pressure damage
• Discuss how to use ASSKING care bundles with the Great Skin tools in care settings
• Improve understanding of why surface is important (to include seating and posture) practical training
• Improve skills in inspection of patients/resident’s skin for areas of risk or damage (risk assessment)
• Understand why /how it is important to keep patients/residents moving (practical training)
• Discuss prevention of skin damage caused by moisture
• Apply the principles of nutrition to pressure ulcer prevention
• Understand the importance of developing skills and knowledge in giving information and teaching colleagues, residents and their families in the care setting to raise awareness and reduce risk.

Find out more and apply here

Note – This is an application, not a booking. If approved, you will be invited to book.