Online Healthcare Courses

Our collection of CPD Approved Healthcare & Statutory and Mandatory training courses provide effective learning for staff to ensure they understand how to work safely in a healthcare environment.

Statutory and Mandatory healthcare training courses

Do you need to set statutory training for healthcare staff? Or complete a mandatory course as a job requirement? Discover our wide range of statutory and mandatory healthcare training courses, developed to cover essential healthcare topics, including:

Statutory and Mandatory Clinical Training - Essential training for frontline healthcare staff covering patient care, clinical procedures and best practices.

Statutory and Mandatory Non-Clinical Training - Designed for support staff and administrators working in healthcare settings who need core knowledge without clinical detail.

Statutory and Mandatory Health, Safety and Welfare - Covers workplace safety, risk assessment and staff wellbeing in healthcare environments.

Statutory and Mandatory Medication Awareness and Management - Focused on understanding medicine controls, safe administration and record keeping for healthcare professionals.

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Give your staff unlimited access to training

Looking for a simple unlimited subscription to take care of your staff training needs? Add as many staff as you wish to our all-access training subscription. Within 48 hours they’ll have full access not only to our healthcare courses but our entire library of courses. 

That means you’ll be able to take care of all of your staff training needs, whether they need Food Safety training for care work or Safeguarding training for work with children or vulnerable adults or even staple workplace Health & Safety training courses like Fire Warden Training.

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Why complete an online healthcare training course?

Building a successful healthcare career shouldn't require years at university or costly college courses. Completing our accredited healthcare training online offers a practical alternative to traditional education, putting you in control of your professional development.

From essential Non Clinical Infection Prevention courses to specialised training in Legionnaires’ Awareness, you can develop sought-after skills at your own pace. Starting from just £10, these CPD-certified healthcare courses can help you progress in your current role or take that first step into healthcare - all without the commitment of full-time study.

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Do you offer training for social care roles?

We offer a range of specialist courses designed specifically for social care professionals. Our training helps you develop essential skills and stay up-to-date with current best practices in social care settings.

Our Care Certificate and Food Hygiene, Nutrition and Hydration in Social Care courses are perfect foundations for those supporting service users with daily living, whilst our Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards course provides crucial knowledge for making care decisions. Each course is CPD-certified and can be completed around your work schedule, helping you enhance your skills whilst maintaining quality care delivery.

How do Virtual College's online healthcare courses work?

Our fully remote healthcare training is designed to fit around your schedule. Simply purchase your chosen course and gain instant access to expert-developed training materials that you can start, pause and resume whenever it suits you. All progress is automatically saved, so you can learn at your own pace.

Every course is CPD-certified and developed by healthcare specialists to ensure high-quality, up-to-date content that’s accepted by employers. Once you achieve the required pass mark in your end-of-course assessment, you'll receive a downloadable certificate as proof of your achievement.

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Healthcare and Statutory and Mandatory Training FAQs

What is training is health and social care?

Training in health and social care is professional training surrounding the careers fields of health, care and social workers. There are a variety of courses, both online and offline, which can include topics such as basic medical training and mental health training.

What training is mandatory in care homes?

Mandatory training in care homes is training on variety of modules which are required by statutory law, required by a local or industry authority, or which all employees across the business must undertake.

Why is mandatory training important?

Mandatory training is important for an employer because in many instances it is a legal requirement as listed under UK law. It is also regularly carried out for health and safety reasons to minimise the risks and hazards which might be present in the workplace.

What is mandatory training in health and social care?

Mandatory training in health and social care refers to training that must be undertaken if it is one of the following:

  • A statutory requirement required by law
  • Training that all staff in the organisation require
  • Training required by a local or union authority