# Makaton Health Care Specific Package

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Health Education England
- Contract winner: Makaton Charity
- Award value: £45,000
- Tender value: £45,000
- Award date: 21 March 2023
- Published: 24 March 2023
- Contract start: 31 March 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Notice ID: 283215bc-389b-4ef8-b1c5-82c0568074c6-627529
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-668e990c-d340-46b0-8662-e2169de434d2

## Description

Across health and social care training, knowledge and understanding of communication is a fundamental part of the curricula and takes a variety of forms, depending upon the type of training\. For the most part, the focus is upon teaching students in relation to conventional verbal and non-verbal communication, which invariably consists of being taught active listening, utilising empathy and being able to recognise basic non-verbal communication\. However, feedback from students as well as from people with lived experience, highlights that there is still a lack of training in relation to the use of specific non-verbal communication skills\. For people with specific communication needs or those who are non-verbal, it is essential that health and social care professionals develop the necessary skills to be able to engage with and communicate with people\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/283215bc-389b-4ef8-b1c5-82c0568074c6-627529)