Programme
The support roles that keep health facilities running.
Pending IDIA confirmation
Health Service Support develops the competencies needed to provide services in hospital departments and to patients in health facilities, hospices and homes.
You learn first aid, medical-legal ethics, common diseases, the organisation of health facilities and medical terminology, then infection prevention and control, hospital housekeeping, outpatient and inpatient support services, mortuary techniques, and hospital stores and catering services, followed by an industrial attachment.
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Communication skills | MED/CU/HSS/BC/01/5/A | 25 |
| Numeracy skills | MED/CU/HSS/BC/02/5/A | 40 |
| Digital literacy | MED/CU/HSS/BC/03/5/A | 45 |
| Employability skills | MED/CU/HSS/BC/04/5/A | 70 |
| Entrepreneurial skills | MED/CU/HSS/BC/05/5/A | 50 |
| Environmental literacy | MED/CU/HSS/BC/06/5/A | 25 |
| Occupational health and safety | MED/CU/HSS/BC/07/5/A | 25 |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| First Aid Services | MED/CU/HSS/CC/01/5/A | 80 |
| Medical-legal Ethics in HSS | MED/CU/HSS/CC/02/5/A | 30 |
| Common Diseases | MED/CU/HSS/CC/03/5/A | 60 |
| Organization of Health Facilities | MED/CU/HSS/CC/04/5/A | 30 |
| Medical Terminologies in HSS | MED/CU/HSS/CC/05/5/A | 30 |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Infection Prevention and Control | MED/CU/HSS/CR/01/5/A | 80 |
| Hospital Housekeeping Procedures | MED/CU/HSS/CR/02/5/A | 80 |
| Outpatient and inpatient support services | MED/CU/HSS/CR/03/5/A | 120 |
| Hospital Catering Services | MED/CU/HSS/CR/04/5/A | 120 |
| Mortuary Techniques | MED/CU/HSS/CR/05/5/A | 60 |
| Supportive Store Procedures | MED/CU/HSS/CR/06/5/A | 100 |
| Unit | Code | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial attachment | IDIA/ATT/HSS/5 | 360 |
The unit list for this qualification will be published shortly.
The unit list for this qualification will be published shortly.
Tuition and administrative charges for every programme are on the fees page, with how to pay.
Fees and payment
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