# Care Home Assistant Practitioner \(CHAPs\) Training

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Durham County Council](/buyers/durham-county-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Caring For Care Limited
- Award value: £23,865
- Tender value: £23,865
- Award date: 23 January 2025
- Published: 23 January 2025
- Contract start: 3 February 2025
- Contract end: 2 January 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9e0b4136-6d1a-42c4-a1c9-8b28d697a960-819848
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-96f40dcd-871e-47f5-8764-525bd1bdb5a0

## Description

To purchase the provision of bespoke training 3 ten week courses for the delivery of CHAPS \(Care Home Advanced Practitioner\) training\. The programme is to equip senior staff within County Durham care homes \(nursing\) with clinical and management skills, it adheres to many aspects of a Registered Nursing Course\. The ongoing national shortage of nurses is likely to last for a number of years, therefore the CHAPs role is in response to the pressure that is being experienced in County Durham, This training course will assist by equipping staff with the skills to support the nursing staff more effectively\. The new CHAPs role allows healthcare professionals to work alongside nursing colleagues and take on additional responsibilities, creating a solution to the national shortage of nurses experienced across the care sector\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9e0b4136-6d1a-42c4-a1c9-8b28d697a960-819848)