The KMCH Essentials training is designed for carers, support workers, family carers and staff who support people with learning disabilities in everyday life. It provides the core knowledge to build confidence, recognise early signs that someone’s chest health may be at risk, understand why small day-to-day actions matter, and know when and how to escalate concerns.
The modules provide the knowledge and evidence behind KMCH, helping learners understand why people with a learning disability are at increased risk of respiratory illness and how proactive, person-centred support can reduce these risks and improve outcomes.
Case studies
Case studies are used throughout this training to help show how the Keeping My Chest Healthy approach can be used in everyday practice.
Some case studies also include additional resources, which can be found at the bottom of the page when prompted within the unit.
Your KMCH resources
In the modules we reference some of the tools and resources that are used as part of KMCH. These are:
- Think CHEST – you can preview or download a blank version to help become familiar with this
- KMCH Chest Health Check & Action Guide – you can interact with a live digital tool that calculates your risk scoring
- What well looks like tool – you can review a sample sheet to review the data required
- Cough Strength Score
- KMCH Care plan builder
- Printable Resources
The KMCH care plan
You will also find references to the KMCH care plan in the training modules. You can access guidance about this in this area: My care plan resources and guidance and the care plan builder can be found in your KMCH Resources area
Course content
Non-urgent advice: Modules
- Why is this necessary? 35 min
- How teams approach the pathway? 40 min
- How can we learn from real experience? 30 min
- What is the assessment process? Respiratory scoring tool. 46 min
- What happens next when a patient is at risk? 40 min
- How to complete a care plan? 30 min
- What additional resources/support can I access? 20 min
- How and when to involve families? 20 min
Non-urgent advice: Finish
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