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🩺 NEW COURSE FROM HART GROUP 🩺

Healthcare Assistant Clinical Skills & Patient Safety

HART Group is delighted to introduce our new one-day professional development course, designed specifically for Healthcare Assistants who want to strengthen their clinical knowledge, recognise patient deterioration and improve their confidence in escalating concerns.

📚 Course content includes:

🩺 Patient observation & recognising deterioration
❤️ Vital signs & understanding abnormal observations
📊 Introduction to INEWS – Irish National Early Warning System
🦠 Sepsis awareness & early recognition
🛏️ Pressure injury prevention & skin integrity
⚠️ Falls & post-fall care
💧 Nutrition, hydration & elimination
🧠 Dementia, delirium & recognising acute confusion
🧤 Infection prevention & sharps safety
📝 Documentation & understanding care plans
🗣️ SBAR communication & effective escalation
🚨 Recognising when a patient needs urgent clinical review

The day also includes practical scenarios and interactive case studies, helping participants apply their learning to situations they may encounter in the workplace.

🔵 OBSERVE • RECOGNISE • RESPOND • REPORT • RECORD

Suitable for Healthcare Assistants working in nursing homes, residential care, disability services, home care, community healthcare, hospitals and other clinical environments.

📍 HART Group Training Centre
Unit 1, The Airport Hub
Furry Park Industrial Estate
Swords Road, Santry
Dublin 9, D09 W5YV

⏰ One-Day Course | 09:30–16:30
💶 Course Fee: €150 per person

📩 Expressions of interest are now open
Email: [email protected]

⚠️ Limited places available

This programme supports HCA knowledge and practical skills in patient observation, recognition of deterioration and patient safety. Participants must continue to work within their competence, job description, employer policies and appropriate delegation and supervision.

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Honesty • Accessibility • Responsibility • Transparency

🎉 MORE GREAT NEWS FROM HART GROUP! 🚑

We’re delighted to share that more of our students received fantastic news today — they have now been recognised as Paramedics on the Irish Register following the successful completion of our Associate Ambulance Practitioner (AAP) programme. 👏🚑

This is a huge achievement and reflects the hard work, commitment and determination shown by our students throughout the programme and beyond.

From starting the AAP programme to achieving Paramedic recognition in Ireland — congratulations to everyone receiving the good news today.

We’re incredibly proud to have been part of your journey and to see you reach this important milestone in your careers.

👏 Congratulations to all of our successful students — a fantastic achievement! 🚑🎓

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Honesty • Accessibility • Responsibility • Transparency

🚨 LAST CHANCE TO APPLY — AAP PROGRAMME

Applications close 5 October!

Our AAP Programme starts 6 November, with classes available in Ireland and the UK.

If you're considering advancing your career in emergency care, now is the time to get your application in.

RPL routes are applied for:
🔹 FREC 4
🔹 IHCD Technician
🔹 ECA
🔹 Irish EMT
🔹 Irish Paramedic
🔹 Irish Nurses

Your existing qualifications and experience may provide an RPL pathway, allowing you to build on your previous learning and experience.

📅 Application deadline: 5 October
🎓 Programme starts: 6 November
📍 Classes in Ireland & the UK
📧 Apply / enquire: [email protected]

⏰ Don't miss the deadline — applications close 5 October.

Training Today. Saving Tomorrow.

🍀🇮🇪🇬🇧 BEST OF LUCK TO ALL OUR STUDENTS! 🇬🇧🇮🇪🍀

A huge GOOD LUCK to all our HART Group students across Ireland and the UK sitting their exams today! 💙

You’ve put in the hard work, training and preparation — now it’s time to trust yourself and show what you can do.

We’re incredibly proud of the commitment and dedication you’ve shown throughout your training.

Go smash it! 💪🚑🍀

From everyone at HART Group, we wish you the very best of luck today.

💙 Learning Today. Brighter Tomorrows.

🚨 HART GROUP IS NOW ON TIKTOK! 🚨

We’ve officially joined TikTok — and we’d love you to follow us! 🎥📱

Follow .group for a look inside HART Group, including:

🩸 Clinical skills & training
🚑 Pre-hospital & ambulance education
❤️ ECG & patient assessment
💉 Phlebotomy, cannulation & medication skills
🩺 Healthcare education
🎓 Course announcements & upcoming dates
📚 Quick learning tips & clinical refreshers
🎬 Behind-the-scenes content
🚨 Scenarios, demonstrations & practical skills
👥 And plenty more from the HART team!

Already following us on Facebook or Instagram? Come over and join us on TikTok too.

👉 TikTok: .group

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📲 Tag a colleague who should follow us!

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🩺 UPCOMING CLINICAL SKILLS COURSES – HART GROUP DUBLIN 🩸

Looking to develop your clinical skills, build confidence and enhance your professional practice?

HART Group is now accepting bookings for our upcoming 12-Lead ECG Acquisition & Interpretation and Phlebotomy & Cannulation courses this October.

❤️ 12-LEAD ECG ACQUISITION & INTERPRETATION COURSE

📅 Friday, 16 October 2026
⏰ 09:30–16:30
💶 €150 per person

A practical, interactive one-day course designed to give healthcare professionals the knowledge and confidence to correctly acquire, analyse and interpret 12-lead ECGs.

Course content includes:
✔️ Cardiac anatomy & electrophysiology
✔️ Correct 12-lead ECG acquisition
✔️ Systematic approach to ECG interpretation
✔️ Recognising normal and abnormal ECGs
✔️ Common cardiac arrhythmias
✔️ Ischaemia, infarction and other key pathologies
✔️ ECG troubleshooting
✔️ Case studies and interactive scenarios

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🩸 PHLEBOTOMY & CANNULATION COURSE

📅 Saturday & Sunday, 17–18 October 2026
⏰ 09:30–16:30

Course Options:

🟢 1-Day CPC Course – €280
Suitable for eligible registered healthcare professionals who require professional development in phlebotomy and cannulation.
No clinical placement included.

🔵 2-Day Course – €555
A more comprehensive training pathway with a supervised clinical placement pathway available at an additional cost, subject to eligibility, Garda vetting and placement availability.

Course content includes:
✔️ Anatomy & physiology
✔️ Venepuncture techniques
✔️ Peripheral IV cannulation
✔️ Infection prevention & control
✔️ Equipment selection and preparation
✔️ Complications and troubleshooting
✔️ Practical hands-on training and peer practice
✔️ Safe clinical practice and documentation

🎓 CLINICAL PLACEMENT PATHWAY

Eligible participants completing the 2-day programme can progress to supervised clinical placement at an approved clinical site.

This provides the opportunity to gain real-world supervised experience performing venepuncture, with a Competency Certificate issued following successful placement and supervisor sign-off.

Clinical placement is an additional cost and is subject to eligibility, Garda vetting, completion of required prerequisites and placement availability.

📍 COURSE LOCATION

HART Group Training Centre
Unit 1, The Airport Hub
Furry Park Industrial Estate
Swords Road, Santry
Dublin 9, D09 W5YV

📩 BOOKINGS & ENQUIRIES
[email protected]

⚠️ Places are limited – advance booking is strongly recommended.

Whether you want to strengthen your ECG interpretation skills or develop practical venepuncture and cannulation competencies, our courses are designed to provide practical, clinically focused training for real-world healthcare environments.

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People | Skills | Safer Care

💛 WORLD SU***DE PREVENTION DAY | 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 💛

Today, HART Group stands with people and organisations around the world to raise awareness, reduce stigma and encourage conversations about su***de prevention.

Sometimes making a difference starts with something simple: asking someone how they are, listening without judgement, and being there when they need support.

You don’t need to have all the answers. You just need to be willing to listen.

💛 Check in with someone.
💛 Listen without judgement.
💛 Support each other.
💛 Encourage people to reach out for help.

A kinder tomorrow is possible. It’s okay to talk.

If you or someone you know is struggling, support is available:

☎️ Samaritans: 116 123
💬 Pieta: 1800 247 247
📱 Text ABOUT IT: Text HELLO to 50808
🌐 Your Mental Health: yourmentalhealth.ie

At HART Group, our work is centred around people, whether through education, ambulance services, clinical care or events.

People Matter. 💛

🚑 Take Your Pre-Hospital Career to the Next Level with FREC 4

Ready to build on your emergency care skills and progress further within the pre-hospital environment? Our FREC 4 Blended Course is designed for those looking to develop advanced clinical skills and take the next step towards a career in the UK/NI ambulance and wider pre-hospital sector.

Delivered on a part-time, blended-learning basis, the course combines remote learning with practical training, giving you the flexibility to study around your existing work and commitments.

📍 Ireland: Dublin
📍 UK: Basildon, Essex
📅 Starting: 13 October 2026
💷 Course fee: £480

FREC 4 provides an opportunity to develop your knowledge, clinical decision-making and practical skills in a range of pre-hospital emergency care scenarios. It is an ideal progression for those who want to strengthen their clinical capabilities and continue developing their pre-hospital career.

The qualification is Ofqual regulated and exceeds the PHEM Framework Level E standard.

Whether you're already working in emergency care or looking to progress further, FREC 4 can help you build the confidence, competence and practical skills required to take your next step.

📧 For detailed course information and the booking form:
[email protected]

Advanced skills. Real impact. Get your pre-hospital career moving forward with HART.

🚑 Start Your Pre-Hospital Career with FREC® 3

Looking to take your first step towards a career in the pre-hospital and ambulance sector? Our FREC® 3 Blended Course is now available in Ireland, providing an accessible route for those looking to build their skills and kick-start their journey towards working within the UK/NI ambulance sector.

Delivered on a part-time, blended-learning basis, FREC® 3 combines remote learning with practical training, making it easier to fit your studies around work and other commitments.

📍 Ireland: Dublin
📍 UK: Basildon, Essex
📅 Starting: 22 September 2026
💷 Course fee: £375

FREC® 3 meets the staffing requirements detailed in the Purple Guide for Health, Safety and Welfare at Outdoor Events and is the only Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCS Ed) – Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC) endorsed qualification listed in the Purple Guide at PHEM D. It also adheres to standards agreed by the First Aid Awarding Organisation Forum (FAAOF) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for first aid qualifications.

Entry requirement: You must be 17 years of age or older on the first day of training.

Whether you're starting from scratch or looking to take the next step towards a pre-hospital career, FREC® 3 can be the foundation for developing the knowledge, skills and confidence needed in emergency care.

📧 For detailed course information and the booking form:
[email protected]

Get your pre-hospital career underway. Take the first step with HART.

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