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2 March 2021

Medicines Training & Competency Assessments: A Handy Guide

01.03.21 HELPFUL GUIDE Medicines Training & Competency Assessments: A Handy Guide THE PROBLEM With so many staff members to different […]

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16 February 2021

Supporting You Series 6- Investing in Staff Wellbeing

6 Supporting You Series Investing in Staff Wellbeing to Improve Medicines Administration Checking in with your staff and being there […]

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11 February 2021

Supporting You Series 5- Receiving Medicines

5 Supporting You Series Receipt of Medicines Things to consider when booking in medicines at your care organisation The Issue […]

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2 February 2021

Supporting You Series 4- Upskilling Senior Staff

4 Supporting You Series Closing the Knowledge Gap: Upskilling Senior Staff How to upskill senior staff to enable them to […]

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28 January 2021

Discharge into care homes: designated settings

28.1.21 GUIDANCE UPDATE Discharge Into Care Homes: Designated Settings NEW GUIDANCE BACKGROUND Public Health England in collaboration with NHS England, […]

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22 January 2021

Supporting You Series 3- Support After A Failed Competency Assessment

3 Supporting You Series Supporting Staff Who Don’t Meet the Required Standard of Competence Can your staff spot the difference […]

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20 January 2021

Vitamin D and Care Homes Guidance

20.1.21 Vitamin D and Care Homes Guidance On 15th January 2021, the Department for Health and Social Care released new […]

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19 January 2021

Medicines Training for Schools During Lockdown 3

19.1.21 Medicines Training for ‘in School’ Staff During Lockdown 3 With many staff delivering online learning from home, off due […]

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18 January 2021

Supporting You Series 2- Simplifying Training During Lockdown 3

2 Supporting You Series Simplifying Training- What Training Do Staff Need During Lockdown 3? Care organisations often come to us confused […]

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18 January 2021

Supporting You Series 1- Dealing with Unexpected Staff Shortages

1 Supporting You Series Dealing with Unexpected Staff Shortages During the pandemic, care organisations are finding themselves with unexpected staff […]

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      • Buccal Midazolam & Epilepsy Medicines (Foundation)
      • Infection Control
      • Other Pharmacist-Led Training
        • Anaphylaxis & Adrenaline Auto-Injector Administration (Epipen®/ Jext®/ Emerade®)
        • Asthma & Inhalers Course
        • Managing Medicines Errors and Reducing Harm
        • Administering & Witnessing Controlled Drugs
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        • Children’s Services
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      • Medicines Foundation Courses
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        • Care Homes & Supported Living (Combined Course)
        • Children’s Services
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        • Extra Care & Supported Living
        • Homecare & Reablement
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        • Shared Lives Carers
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      • E-Learning FAQs
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      • Administering & Handling Controlled Drugs Online Interactive Workbook
      • Diabetes: Person-Centred Care & Medicines
        • For Adult Services
        • For Young People
      • Safe Handling of Medicines (Intermediate)
        • Online Interactive Workbook
        • Paper-Based Workbook
      • Assessors Refresher & Manager’s Update
        • Paper-Based Workbook
        • Online Interactive Workbook
      • Competency Assessment, Auditing & Management of Medicines Incidents (Advanced Workbook for Managers in Adult Services)
        • Online Interactive Workbook
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        • The OPUS “Assessors Pack” for Adult Services
      • Competency Assessment, Auditing and Management of Medication Incidents for Children’s Services & Schools
        • Online Interactive Workbook
        • Paper-Based Workbook
      • Dysphagia: Supporting People with a Swallowing Difficulty
      • Administration of Warfarin & Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants Workbooks
        • Online Interactive Workbook
        • Paper Workbook
      • Buccal Midazolam & Epilepsy Medicines (Foundation) Workbooks
        • Online Interactive Workbook
        • Paper Distance Learning Workbook with Online Assessment
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      • Anaphylaxis and the Use of Adrenaline Auto-Injectors Online Interactive Distance Learning Workbook
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