
Handling Medication
Course Price : £50
Dates
There are no dates available for this course.
Course Summary
This half day course is aimed at providing staff with the basic principles for the safe handling of medication in social care settings.
All establishments have a duty of care that requires medication to be safely handled, to allow for the support of service users.
All establishments have a duty of care that requires medication to be safely handled, to allow for the support of service users.
Course outline
Principles of care
Legal framework
Self-medication and assisted medication
Safe handling
The seven ‘rights’
Teamwork
Information sharing
Issues and problems
Summary and conclusion
Legal framework
Self-medication and assisted medication
Safe handling
The seven ‘rights’
Teamwork
Information sharing
Issues and problems
Summary and conclusion