Safe Administration of Medication
- Level: Foundation
- Certification: Yes
- Duration: 7 hours approx
Our highly popular Foundation course, has been recently updated for maximum impact. Designed to empower learners, this comprehensive course spans a full day (approximately 7 hours) and is brimming with interactive exercises that reinforce understanding.
All delegates receive:
- Comprehensive workbook
- A convenient pocket-sized ‘primer’ card, an instant reference guide at your fingertips.
- Certificate of Completion valid for two years
Course Aims – The course covers essential areas such as:
• Laws, legislation & medicines,
• Roles & responsibilities of staff,
• Medicine types, routes and how they work,
• Safe administration & management of medicines,
• Record keeping,
• Recognising & dealing with problems.
Learning Outcomes – Following successful course completion, trainees will be able to:
• Define different medicine categories,
• Describe prescription & labelling requirements,
• Understand the importance of dosage directions,
• List common medicine types & their uses
• Know support levels, role, rights and responsibilities with medication
• Explain different administration routes
• Safely select, administer, store & dispose of medicines,
• Maintain accurate records,
• Recognise some side-effects & what action to take
• Describe protocols for homely remedies & “when required” medicines.
Mapping – The topics covered in this course relate to information in the following official guidance and regulations:
• Health & Social Care Act (Regulated activities) 2014
• The Care Certificate – standard 13.5 includes “Understand Medication & Healthcare Tasks”
• CQC – Key Line of Enquiry S4 (proper and safe use of medicines)
• NICE – Management of Medicines in Care Homes, SC1 (March 2014)
• NICE – Managing medicines for adults receiving Social care in the Community, NG67 (March 2017)
• Qualifications & Credit Framework Unit HSC 3047 – “Support the use of medication in care settings”
Booking – This course is very popular, early booking is essential, please email or call to discuss your requirements:
• The cost is charged per delegate – excluding VAT.
• Minimum number of delegates per session is 8, maximum of 16.
• Depending on your location from the nearest pharmacist trainer, mileage may be chargeable @ 45p per mile. For distances over two hours from the nearest trainer, overnight expenses may be chargeable.
Fee & Booking Per delegate: £55 (+ VAT)
Please contact us for a no obligation chat on 07860 484270, email: admin@aitmedihelp.co.uk or use our contact form