A course is for people who are responsible for caring for others, whether adults or children, who have serious allergies.
Our AllergyWise® for Careworkers course includes:
This course takes approximately 1-1.5 hours to complete, at a time that suits you.
This course has been designed to help you improve and update your knowledge about the management of serious allergies. This includes allergen avoidance, early recognition of symptoms and crisis management.
To complement this online course, we recommend you order trainer adrenaline auto-injector devices to practise with. Order these directly from the manufacturer’s websites for free: EpiPen® and Jext®.
This course is suitable for people who are responsible for caring for others, whether adults or children, who may have serious allergies.
ALL staff should be aware of the possibility of a serious allergic reaction occurring and know what action to take if such an emergency does occur. It is important to understand that any member of staff at any time might be with a person who is experiencing a serious allergic reaction, and all staff need to be able to act appropriately, not wait for “someone else” to deal with the situation.
The most serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) usually begins within minutes and can be life-threatening. The more staff that are allergy aware, understand the importance of allergen avoidance, know the signs of an allergic reaction and what to do in an emergency, the safer everyone with allergies in the care setting will be.
Anaphylaxis UK is the only charity solely for those at risk of serious allergic reactions. We’ve been supporting those at risk of anaphylaxis for over 25 years, providing trusted information to individuals, schools, healthcare professionals and businesses. Our information is evidence-based, with the support of our Clinical and Scientific Panel.
Our AllergyWise® for Careworkers course is based on our AllergyWise® for Healthcare Professionals course, which has been produced and updated by Sue Clarke, BSc (hons) RGN, RHV, SPPH, DN, P, Asthma Dip(author), advisor to Anaphylaxis UK, with support from our Information Team, who have a wealth of knowledge about allergies and anaphylaxis. The course content has also been clinically reviewed.
Please see our FAQs below. For further support, get in touch via our course support page.
The purchased courses are valid for 12 months, as per the course terms and conditions.
No, this online course can be completed at a time that suits the user.
The course takes approximately 1 – 1.5 hours to complete.
No, users can log back in and their course progress will be saved.
No, the pass mark for the final assessment is 80% but you can re-do the assessment multiple times if needed. There is also no time limit for the final assessment.
The validity of the course purchase is 12 months.
The most serious allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) usually begins within minutes and can be life-threatening.
It’s important to raise allergy awareness in care settings, to ensure they are safe for those with allergies.
The more staff who have an understanding of allergies and allergen avoidance, can recognise the signs of anaphylaxis and know what to do in an emergency, the safer anyone with allergies in the care setting will be.
Please see our FAQs below. For further support, get in touch via our course support page.
Click one of the purchase buttons throughout this page, or through this link. Payment is made by credit/debit card.
The course costs £18 including VAT per person. There is a minimum purchase of 5.
We encourage a whole care setting allergy awareness approach – the more staff who are allergy aware and can recognise the signs of anaphylaxis, the safer anyone with allergies in the care setting will be.
Once purchased, you will be able to use the course places for 12 months, so if you have any staff changes, new staff members, ad-hoc staff etc. then these staff can also be trained.
The group leader who purchases the course can enrol users onto the course. You can do this by logging into your account and going to ‘Learning Groups’. Click on the Enrol New User button to add users by entering their name and email address. The enrolled user will then receive an email with their account login details so they can access the training. Each staff member needs their own account to complete the course individually.
Please see pages 3 and 4 of our step-by-step guide for further information.
Please see our FAQs below. For further support, get in touch via our course support page.
The group leader who purchases the course can enrol users onto the course. You can do this by logging into your account and going to ‘Learning Groups’. Click on the Enrol New User button to add users by entering their name and email address. The enrolled user will then receive an email with their account login details so they can access the training. Each staff member needs their own account to complete the course individually.
Please see pages 3 and 4 of our step-by-step guide for further information.
As the group leader, you can see the progress of your staff by logging into your account and going to ‘Learning Groups’.
Your group leader, who is the person who purchases this course for your workplace, can enrol you onto the course. They can either assign user email addresses themselves to enrol staff directly, or they can distribute a shareable link for users to sign up themselves. Each staff member needs their own account to complete the course individually.
Please see pages 4 to 6 of our step-by-step guide for further information.
If your group leader has not enrolled you as a user onto the course, but has shared a link with you instead, you need to create your own account by clicking ‘Become a Member’. Once registered, you will be able to access the course content.
Please see pages 5 to 6 of our step-by-step guide for further information.
No, all of our AllergyWise® courses are designed to be done individually. If you give your login details to someone else, the quizzes and course assessment will have already been completed by you and they will not be able to get a digital certificate of completion.
After passing the final assessment, you will be able to download and save your digital certificate of completion by clicking on the ‘print your certificate’ button.
You can also download your digital certificate of completion by logging into your account and clicking on the certificate icon in the Training area.
