An accredited online tool to reliably assess the competence of your staff. Suitable for new staff or staff new to medicines administration.
Prompting Medicines in Extra Care & Supported Living (Foundation)
An accredited course for carers who prompt people to take their medicines
About This Course
Click below for more information
- Course Information
- Accreditation
- Pricing
Course Information
Who is it for?
This e-learning course is suitable for care staff who prompt people to take their medicines i.e. for care workers who purely provide a verbal reminder to people to take their medicines, to aid their independence.
Many staff in extra care & supported living provide this service to the people they support.
Why is it important to do this course?
It is essential that care staff know the difference between prompting and administering medicines. This course provides clear guidance on which tasks care staff can and cannot undertake if they have been requested to “prompt only.” It also provides practical advice and support around feeding back useful information about medicines to ensure the safety of the people they support.
What does the course include?
- Legal and policy issues
- Types of medicines support
- Legal categories of medicines
- Names of medicines
- Medicines labels
- Dosage instructions
- Storage and access
- Self-administration and reablement
- Handling of medicines
- Routes of administration
- Record keeping
- Disposal
- Uses and side effects of medicines
- Avoiding errors
- Accessing support with medicines
This course is:
- Accredited by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society
- Endorsed by Skills for Care
- Developed and presented by qualified Pharmacist trainers
- Compliant with CQC requirements
- Evidenced by a certificate of successful completion
Pricing
Face to Face/ Virtual Learning Courses
£490 + VAT for groups of up to 10 delegates We offer a discounted rate of £525 + VAT for groups of up to 16 delegatesE-Learning
£35 + VAT per licence We offer the following discounted prices: - £30 + VAT per licence for orders of 10 or more of the same licence - £25 + VAT per licence for orders of 100 or more of the same licenceFAQs
How long do the courses take?
Are Opus courses accredited?
“By being accredited as a Royal Pharmaceutical Society training provider, Opus Pharmacy Services has demonstrated that it meets our recognised quality standards and provides the benchmark for the healthcare teams it supports…”