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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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  • Pharmacist-Led Training
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    • Medicines Foundation Courses
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    • Safe Handling of Medicines (Intermediate) Course
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      • Adult Services
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    • Medicines Management & Audit
      • Care Homes
      • Day Care
      • Extra Care & Supported Living
      • Homecare & Reablement
      • Hospices
      • Children’s Services
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    • Buccal Midazolam & Epilepsy
    • Infection Control
    • Other Pharmacist-Led Training
      • Anaphylaxis & Adrenaline Auto-Injector Administration (Epipen®/ Jext®/ Emerade®)
      • Asthma & Inhalers Course
      • Supporting Pupils with…
      • Prompting Medicines
      • Medicines Management Improvement Workshop
      • Managing Medicines Errors and Reducing Harm
      • Medicines Administration Training for Nurses in the Community
      • Managing Medicines for People with Dementia
      • Nursing Assistants 3 Day Programmes
      • Mental Health Medication
      • Controlled Drugs & High Risk Medicines
      • Side Effects and Interactions of Medicines Course
      • Medical Conditions
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      • Medicines Awareness Foundation Course For Foster Carers
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      • For Schools & Children’s Services: Competency Assessment, Auditing and Management of Medication Incidents
    • Administration of Warfarin Distance Learning Workbook
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