Duration

4 hours

Suitable for

Those whose work requires them to assist people to take their medication and who wish to have a wider knowledge of the medications which their service-users need.

Mandatory training under the CSCI regulations.

Content

By the end of their training, delegates should be able to:

• know what drugs are and how they work
• understand the main groupings of medicines and drugs
• appreciate the legal classification of medicines – duty of care, regulation and licensed administration
• understand the drug audit trail
• know the types of medication used by their service-users and their application
• appreciate the side-effects and adverse reactions associated with drugs
• use correct handling and storage of medicines
• know about drug errors and how and why they can occur, and what to do if they do
• practise general guidelines for safe administration and recording of drugs

Expiry Date of Certificate

Needs updating regularly