PEG Feeding
Why Expert PEG Feeding Training is Critical for Your Team
Supporting an individual who relies on enteral feeding requires high levels of clinical precision, strict hygiene protocols, and an empathetic approach. Improper handling can lead to severe distress, tube dislodgement, blockages, or life-threatening systemic infections. Our PEG Feeding training is a premier specialist module within our clinical & complex care training suite, designed to maximize safer clinical practice across the UK.
This hands-on, practical course is delivered by experienced healthcare professionals and clinical trainers, ensuring your staff move seamlessly beyond theory to achieve genuine competency.
Whether you support individuals in residential homes, supported living services, or independent complex care settings, Almans Education gives your team the practical tools to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred clinical care
What This Course Covers
Our robust, clinical curriculum ensures your workforce is competent, compliant, and confident in handling enteral feeding and complex medication administration. Key modules include:
Anatomy and Physiology: Understanding the digestive system, nutritional needs, and the clinical reasons for PEG tube insertion.
Infection Prevention & Control (IPC): Applying rigorous aseptic techniques and hand hygiene during feed preparation to prevent contamination.
Feed & Fluid Administration: Best practices for setting up enteral feeds, calculating fluid requirements, and using feeding pumps or gravity methods.
Complex Medication Administration: Safely flushing the tube and administering crushed or liquid medications via the PEG line.
Stoma Site Care & Maintenance: Correct protocols for cleaning the insertion site, checking the external bolster, and monitoring skin integrity.
Troubleshooting & Emergency Response: Dealing with tube blockages, leakage, dislodgement, feed intolerance, and professional incident escalation procedures.
Course Eligibility & Entry Requirements
At Almans Education, we tailor our specialist clinical training to build solid competencies for frontline care teams.
Prior Qualifications: While there are no strict academic entry requirements, learners should ideally have completed their foundational Medication Administration or Infection Prevention and Control training before enrolling.
Language Proficiency: A good standard of written and spoken English is necessary to accurately read feeding regimes, track fluid balance charts, and engage with vital medical instructions.
Clinical Scope: This course focuses on the care, maintenance, and day-to-day use of existing PEG systems. It does not qualify non-nursing staff to perform the initial surgical insertion procedure.
Who Should Attend This Training?
This training is essential for individuals looking to progress into specialised roles and care providers looking to enhance their clinical capabilities. It is highly recommended for:
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Complex care staff, support workers, and healthcare assistants (HCAs)
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Nurses seeking an evidence-based clinical skills refresher
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Domiciliary care and supported living staff caring for individuals with complex medical needs
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Residential care home teams and nursing home staff
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Children’s support teams working within specialized youth or school services.
Dysphagia Awareness
Identify Risks, Protect Nutrition & Secure Compliance
Equip your care workforce with the essential observation skills, IDDSI framework guidance, and safety protocols required to support individuals with swallowing difficulties safely. Fully aligned with CQC standards, speech and language therapy (SLT) guidelines, and NHS frameworks.
Why Expert Dysphagia Awareness Training is Critical for Your Team
Dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing, is exceptionally common among vulnerable populations, including individuals living with dementia, stroke survivors, and those with neurological conditions. In health and social care settings, a failure to recognize the signs of swallowing difficulties can lead to severe clinical emergencies, such as silent aspiration, dehydration, malnutrition, or fatal choking incidents. Our Dysphagia Awareness course is a vital module designed to maximize safer clinical practice across the UK.
This essential course translates complex clinical guidelines into everyday care habits, giving your workforce the absolute confidence to recognize the early indicators of dysphagia, implement safe feeding positioning, and modify food and fluid textures precisely.
Structured to support complete compliance with CQC standards, Ofsted requirements, and current safeguarding frameworks, Almans Education ensures your care delivery remains safe, dignified, and fully inspection-ready.
What This Course Covers
Our robust, specialized curriculum ensures your workforce is competent, compliant, and prepared to handle swallowing care plans. Key modules include:
Anatomy and Physiology of Swallowing: Understanding the normal swallowing mechanism and what goes wrong when an individual develops dysphagia.
Recognising Signs & Symptoms: Identifying early warning signs such as coughing during meals, pocketing food, a “wet” gurgling voice, or frequent chest infections.
The IDDSI Framework Explained: Deep dive into the International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) levels for food textures and fluid thicknesses.
Safe Feeding & Positioning Techniques: Correct upright positioning protocols and pacing habits to prevent aspiration during meal times.
Aspiration & Choking Risk Reduction: Proactive risk assessment strategies and immediate emergency intervention workflows.
Implementing SLT Care Plans: Learning how to read, follow, and accurately document speech and language therapy instructions and fluid balance records.
Course Eligibility & Entry Requirements
At Almans Education, we believe life-saving, dignity-preserving skills should be accessible to all professionals dedicated to the care sector.
Prior Qualifications: There are no formal academic entry requirements or prior qualifications needed to enrol in this course. It is open to complete beginners and experienced staff alike.
Language Proficiency: A basic understanding of English (written and spoken) is necessary to accurately read speech and language therapy care plans and identify food/fluid texture labels.
Employment Status: This course is ideal whether you are an individual looking to progress your career or an organisation seeking comprehensive workforce development solutions.
Who Should Attend This Training?
This training is essential for individuals looking to enhance their clinical skill set and care providers seeking to pass rigorous workforce compliance audits. It is highly recommended for:
Care home, residential care facilities, and nursing home staff
Domiciliary care workers and supported living services teams
Healthcare assistants (HCAs), support workers, and complex care staff
Kitchen staff, care home cooks, and catering teams responsible for texture-modified meals
Anyone requiring an annual compliance refresher or a robust staff induction programme.
Delivering Excellence Across All Core Care Specialties
Whether you are an individual looking to progress your career or an organisation seeking professional workforce development solutions, Almans Education is here to support your journey with flexible, practical, and industry-led training