Safeguard Training

"Our Trainers have literally dropped all other fragmented paper and IT based systems to use One System. It does everything, and essentially it is linked to the Trust's other Safeguard Systems". "Reporting from Safeguard Training has been one of many benefits; we can now report easily over any date range to all levels of the Organisation, complying with local HR, Health and Safety, and Nursing policies and to National requirements around CNST, KSF and Healthcare Commission"

Training Manager
South of Tyne and Wearside Mental Health NHS Trust
(part of Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust)


Safeguard Training supplements the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework with the Skills Matrix, Personal Development Plan and Course Management tools. Safeguard Training has helped many Trusts achieve compliance with the NHS National Standards, in particular CNST Level 3.

The Safeguard Training Skills Matrix identifies the training requirements of your staff based on the type and location of their work. This information is used to forward plan, ensuring that the courses provided meet the needs of the Trust.

Staff training needs can be analysed by many different factors including Department and type of work. In addition, Safeguard reports on the percentage of staff with outstanding training requirements and enables the Trust to take appropriate action.

The Personal Development Plan is a comprehensive Training record for each member of staff, showing the training Completed, Planned and Future needs. It includes mandatory, statutory and vocational training provided by both the Trust and by external sources.

Safeguard Training offers complete flexibility in the setting up of training courses. Courses are tailored by the user for the Trust, including course modules, content and costs.

Course Booking ensures that double or over-booking is avoided, those with immediate training needs are brought forward, mail merge documents are maintained against each member of staff and DNA's are handled effectively.

The new Safeguard Training On-Line provides an on-line booking service for staff at Ward level enabling staff to view and select the courses that best suit their pattern of work.

The Training Department and the member of staff's Manager are automatically notified as each booking is completed, and the member of staff will also receive an automatic confirmation that the booking has been accepted.

Safeguard Training is fully integrated with the Safeguard Risk, Incident, Complaints, Litigation, PALS and Request for Information Systems.

Safeguard Training can integrate with the new national Staff Database. It also links in to the Trust's current HR System.

A Report created from the Safeguard Training System