Catheter care training for care teams, delivered on-site
Half day · Up to 10 staff · Practical on catheterisation models · For staff who look after catheters day to day
Catheter care training teaches healthcare assistants, carers and nurses to look after someone with a urethral or suprapubic catheter safely: bag and valve changes, taking a catheter specimen, removal, fitting a urosheath, hygiene and recognising problems early. Kasorb delivers it on-site in half a day, practised on catheterisation models, for up to 10 staff. It's quoted for your team, and certificates are valid for two years.
- Practical on catheterisation models — not just slides
- The day-to-day skills carers use: bags, valves, specimens and removal
- Built around your own policies, if you send them in advance
- Delivered on-site, up to 10 staff
- Certificates emailed the next day
Tell us where you are and we’ll come back with dates and a price.
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Compliance and certification
Staff receive a Kasorb certificate of completion, valid for two years, for your training file, and we recommend refreshing the knowledge every 12 months. It isn't a regulated qualification. Your team leaves trained and ready for the usual final step with any clinical skill: your own competency sign-off against your policies and each person's care plan. The training counts towards staff CPD.
4 reasons teams choose Kasorb for Catheter Care Training
One price for the whole team
Clinical courses are quoted for your location: one price for the whole group of up to 10, not per person, with certificates included.
Training at your workplace
No travel planning, no separate venue booking and less disruption for your team on the day.
The skills carers use every day
Bag and valve changes, catheter specimens, removal and hygiene — practised on catheterisation models.
Compliance handled properly
Attendance, certification and compliance paperwork are included after the course.
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Course specification
How it works
- Enquire with your postcode and team size. We'll come back with a price within 48 hours. We recommend booking at least four weeks in advance to secure your preferred date. If you need something sooner, just ask.
- Send your policies in advance and your trainer reads them before the day, so the session fits how your service works.
- Your trainer calls beforehand to confirm logistics, and brings the catheterisation models and training equipment.
- Three hours: the theory, then practice on catheterisation models.
- Certificates are emailed the next day.
What the course covers
- Anatomy and physiology of the urinary system, for men and women
- Why and when a catheter may be used
- The closed drainage system
- Changing a catheter bag, and choosing the right drainage bag
- Changing a flip-flow valve
- Taking a catheter specimen of urine
- Removing a urinary catheter
- Assessing for and fitting a urosheath
- Monitoring urine
- Hygiene for urethral and suprapubic catheters, safe disposal and protective clothing
- Recording and documentation
- Best practice in catheter care, and trial without catheter (TWOC)
- Problem-solving: spotting and acting on problems
Who needs this training
- Healthcare assistants and senior carers
- Domiciliary care workers
- Nurses who need a refresher
Need staff to insert catheters? That's our Catheterisation course, for nurses, care practitioners and senior carers.
We recommend at least Level 1 literacy and numeracy.
What the law says
In England, CQC's Regulation 12 (safe care and treatment) expects providers to prevent and control the spread of infection, and the Department of Health and Social Care's code of practice on the prevention and control of infections sets out how. Catheter-associated urinary tract infections are a well-known and often avoidable risk, and staff who handle catheters correctly — keeping the drainage system closed, good hygiene, spotting problems early — are central to preventing them. Care regulators in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland expect the same of the services they inspect.
How we assess learning
Staff practise the skills on catheterisation models, with feedback from the trainer, and learning is tested through questions and a problem-solving activity. After the course, your own competency sign-off confirms each person in practice.
Your trainer
Your trainer has used these skills for real, as a clinical professional. They bring catheterisation models and the training equipment, and if you send your policies in advance, they'll build them into the session.
Logistics
- Room: horseshoe or classroom seating — what matters is a table for the models with space for staff to gather round, and a clear wall or screen
- The trainer brings: catheterisation models and all training equipment
- Group size: up to 10
- Timing: three hours, morning 09:30–12:30 or afternoon 13:30–16:30; staff arrive 15 minutes early
- Access: the trainer needs the room 45 minutes before the start
- Anywhere in the UK, on-site
- Literacy: we recommend at least Level 1 literacy and numeracy
Cost explained
Clinical courses are priced by location: they're taught by specialist clinical trainers, and the price depends on where you are and how far your trainer needs to travel. Send us your postcode and team size and we'll confirm the price within 48 hours. It's one price for the group, up to 10 staff — not per person.
More than 10 staff? We'll quote for another session.
Several sites? Tell us when you enquire and we'll arrange them together.
Frequently asked questions
Catheter care or catheterisation — which do we need?
Catheter care is for staff who look after catheters day to day. Catheterisation covers inserting catheters, for nurses, care practitioners and senior carers. Many services book both.
Does it cover suprapubic catheters?
Yes. Staff learn hygiene and day-to-day care for both urethral and suprapubic catheters, including bag and valve changes.
Does it cover fitting a urosheath?
Yes — assessing whether a urosheath is suitable, and fitting one, are part of the session.
How often should staff refresh?
The certificate is valid for two years, but we recommend refreshing the knowledge every 12 months.
Will it fit our policies?
Yes, if you send them in advance. Your trainer reads them before the day, so the session matches how your service works.
Can it be done online?
No. Staff practise on catheterisation models, so it's on-site only.
How quickly can you come?
We confirm within 48 hours, and we recommend booking at least four weeks in advance to secure your preferred date. If you need something sooner, just ask.
Prefer to speak? Call 0207 112 8412