However, by successfully campaigning to take the course, nursery nurse Angie Palmer has opened access for other practitioners. Ms Palmer is employed by the Child Development Centre at Torbay hospital.
Ten days of tuition are spread out at one day a week. The aim is to convey the principles of microbiology and virology and the effect these have on infection control. Participants have to present scenarios of potentially hazardous situations and show how they would deal with them. After the course a 3,000 word essay has to be completed.
Ms Palmer says, 'On the first day we found out what to expect and how the course would be run. On day two we were shown round a microbiology lab and given lectures on the principles of microbiology and virology. Although these were very technical, I came away feeling that I had learned something.
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