An accredited refresher course to update you on current procedures and guidance. Suitable for those who have already been trained.
Safe Handling of Medicines Foundation Course for Care Homes & Supported Living
Suitable for Learning Disability Services. The accredited course you need for staff who work in both care homes and supported living services to administer medicines safely, following a competency assessment.
About This Course
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- Course Information
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Course Information
Essential for all staff who are required to administer medicines. This course contains information tailored to administering medicines in both care homes & supported living services. Perfect for staff who work in both service types.
Skills for Care recommend that staff renew their medication management and administration training annually. Our Safe Handling of Medicines Foundation course ensures your staff are fully trained and up to date with best practice guidance to help reduce medicines errors in your care home
Available as a face to face session, e-learning or distance learning workbooks.
Course Content
- Administration
- Storage
- Administration
- Recording
- Disposal
- Covert administration
- Self-administration
- Homely remedies and over the counter medication
- The importance of dose timings
- How to use eye drops, patches, inhalers, creams etc.
- Understanding dosage instructions
- Basic hygiene when administering medicines
- Principles of a medicines policy
- Specialist tasks
- How to reduce medicines errors
- Reporting refusals, side effects and errors
- Expiry dates
This course is:
- Accredited by CPD
- Endorsed by Skills for Care
- Developed and presented by qualified Pharmacist trainers
- Compliant with CQC requirements
- Evidenced by a certificate of successful completion
Pricing
Virtual Learning
- £595 + VAT for up to 16 delegates
- Equates to £37 per delegate
Face to Face Training
- £675 + VAT for up to 16 delegates
- Equates to less than £43 per delegate
- Travel costs may apply