Airway Suctioning training for your team
Licence this one module for the staff who need it. No CareStream subscription, no minimum order, no annual contract. One licence covers one member of staff for the complete Airway Suctioning module, in the language they think in.
- Teach, then assessA full lesson with a real care scenario, followed by an assessment that checks they can apply it.
- Over 60 languagesStaff read the lesson and answer in their first language. Your records stay in English.
- Wrong answers get followed upA short micro-lesson goes back to the staff member on the exact point they missed, then they retry.
- Evidence you can hand overA dated completion record and a certificate per person, ready for your CQC file.
Airway Suctioning, start to finish.
This annual refresher ensures you maintain safe, competent practice in airway suctioning for the individuals you support. It covers the essential knowledge underpinning this delegated clinical task, including when suctioning is needed, how to perform it safely, infection control requirements, and recognising complications. This is the same module CareStream subscribers get, written for care settings rather than adapted from a generic course. It runs about 35 minutes and ends with a 20 question assessment.
- Understanding Why Suctioning Is Needed
Some people cannot clear secretions, fluids or obstructions from their airway effectively themselves due to conditions like neuromuscular disease, spinal injury, tracheostomy or ventilator dependence.
- Different Routes of Suctioning
Suctioning can be performed through different routes depending on the person's needs.
- Safe Suctioning Technique
Safe suctioning requires correct catheter size, safe suction pressure, measured depth and limited duration.
- Infection Prevention and Control
Strict infection control is essential during suctioning because you are accessing the airway, which is normally a sterile area.
- Recognising and Responding to Complications
Complications during suctioning can be life threatening and you must recognise them immediately.
- Working Within Your Delegated Role
Suctioning is a delegated clinical task, not a routine personal care activity.
What your team will be able to do.
- Explain why airway suctioning is necessary and identify the signs that indicate a person needs suctioning
- Describe the correct technique for safe suctioning including catheter selection, suction pressure, depth and duration
- Apply strict infection prevention and control principles during suctioning procedures
- Recognise potential complications during suctioning and know when to stop and escalate
- Work within your delegated role and person specific competency when performing suctioning
Airway Suctioning in facts.
About 35 minutes, 6 lessons
20 questions, pass mark 80%
Every year
Yes, observed by the employer, checklist provided
What staff come away with
Suctioning maintains a patent airway for people who cannot clear secretions themselves and prevents choking, aspiration and hypoxia
You must only suction individuals and routes you hold a current person specific competency for, signed off by a registered nurse
Follow the exact technique in each person's care plan including correct catheter size, suction pressure, depth and duration
Use strict aseptic technique with a new catheter each time to prevent introducing infection into the airway
Recognise complications like hypoxia and bradycardia immediately, stop suctioning and escalate without delay
Work within your delegated role and know when to stop and call for clinical support or emergency help
Three steps, and nothing to set up.
Checkout takes a minute. Your licences and a receipt arrive by email straight away.
Enter their names and emails, or paste a list. They get an invite to the hub on any device.
You see who has finished, their score, and their certificate as each one comes in.
Everything a licence includes.
Dated, named, and downloadable as a PDF for your training file.
Over 60 languages, chosen per staff member. Your reporting stays in English.
Buy one module for one person if that is all you need. Nothing recurring.
Licences do not expire the moment you buy. Staff have a year to complete.
Before you buy.
How long does Airway Suctioning training take?
About 35 minutes, across 6 short lessons, followed by a 20 question assessment with a pass mark of 80%. Staff can stop and pick up where they left off.
What does the Airway Suctioning module cover?
6 lessons: Understanding Why Suctioning Is Needed, Different Routes of Suctioning, Safe Suctioning Technique, Infection Prevention and Control, Recognising and Responding to Complications and Working Within Your Delegated Role. Each one pairs the teaching with a care scenario and a quick check.
How often do staff need to refresh Airway Suctioning?
CareStream sets this module so it renews every year. Staff and managers are reminded before a certificate lapses, so the refresher is booked before the gap appears.
Does Airway Suctioning need a practical assessment?
Yes. The online module is the knowledge part. Staff also need an observed assessment in the workplace, carried out by their employer, and CareStream provides the observation checklist to record it.
Do I need a CareStream subscription to buy this?
No. This page exists precisely so you do not. You buy the licences you need, your staff complete the module in the CareStream hub, and that is the end of it. There is no trial to start, no card kept on file, and no subscription that begins quietly afterwards.
If you later decide you want the full platform, anything your staff have already completed carries across into your account.
What does one licence actually cover?
One licence covers one named member of staff for this one module, including the lesson, the assessment, any follow-up questions triggered by a wrong answer, and their certificate. Licences are not shared between people, because the completion record has to belong to an individual to be worth anything at inspection.
How quickly can staff start?
Immediately. The licences are on your account as soon as the payment clears, and staff get their invite the moment you add them. There is no onboarding call and no setup period.
Can staff complete it in another language?
Yes. Each staff member has a first language on their profile, and the lesson, the questions and the feedback all arrive in it. They answer in that language too. What you see as a manager stays in English, so the record reads the same whoever completed it.
What if someone fails the assessment?
Nothing is lost. A wrong answer triggers a short follow-up lesson on that specific point, and they retry it. The record shows the improvement from the first attempt to the latest, which is stronger evidence than a single pass mark, because it shows the gap was found and closed.
Can I buy for more than one service?
Yes. Buy the total number of licences you need and allocate them across your services when you add staff. If you are licensing for a group and want an invoice rather than a card payment, get in touch and we will raise one.
Licence any of these the same way.
Same price, same terms, no subscription needed.
