Colostomy and Stoma Care Training

Colostomy and Stoma Care Training - CPD Accredited Course

Duration: Half day course - 10:15 arrival for 10:30am start.

Course Overview:

Living with a stoma changes a person’s life in ways that go far beyond the physical. For many individuals, a stoma follows a significant illness, surgery, or diagnosis. The adjustment period can be long, and the emotional impact on body image, confidence, independence, and sense of self is real and should never be underestimated by the people providing care.

Colostomy and Stoma Care Training gives care staff the practical knowledge, hands-on confidence, and genuine sensitivity to support individuals with a stoma safely and respectfully. This is not a course that treats stoma care as a purely technical task. It addresses both the clinical and the human side of what it means to support someone through something deeply personal.

Learners handle real stoma equipment during the session. They work with different pouching systems, practise cutting flanges and checking for rough edges, use skin barrier and cleansing products, and practise emptying pouches. Many care workers arrive at this course having supported individuals with stomas for some time without ever having properly understood how the appliance system works or why precise fitting matters for skin integrity. That gap closes here.

Course topics covered include:

• What a stoma is, why it is formed, and the different types: colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy
• Types of appliances and pouching systems: one-piece and two-piece, drainable and closed
• Hands-on practical: cutting flanges, checking edges, applying skin barrier and cleansing products, handling pouching systems, and emptying pouches
• Peristomal skin care and infection prevention
• Monitoring output: normal versus concerning changes for each stoma type
• Red flags: skin breakdown, prolapse, retraction, blockage, and infection
• The emotional and psychological impact of living with a stoma and how staff can support sensitive conversations
• Dignity, privacy, and consent throughout care
• Record keeping, escalation, and when to involve a stoma care nurse, district nurse, or GP

Course provided by Surrey Independent Living Charity, funded by NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).