Description
Welcome to the Halo Staffing Advanced Medication Management Face-to-Face course.
We will begin this course by explaining the importance of a care home medicines policy.
We will then introduce the concept of Medicines Management.
This will be promptly followed by a discussion about your role and responsibilities in medication management.
We will then explain the importance of record keeping.
MAR chart and its significance will be our next topic.
We will then describe the principles of safe administration of medicines.
The next topic will explore why things go wrong and what action should be taken at that time.
Finally, we will describe how medicines should be handled, record kept, and how to safely destroy medicines which are no longer required.
You can view the introduction video of this course below.
Is this for me?Â
This course has been carefully designed for carers, support workers, nurses and managers who want to learn about advanced medication management. As specialists in providing staffing solutions Halo Staffing’s courses are relevant for many industries including health and social care for carers, support workers, nurses and managers. Completing this course will ensure that you are fully up to date with relevant content to provide you with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in your field. On successful completion of this course, you will be issued with a certificate and digital badge valid for 1 year.
Why should I take this course?Â
You should take this course if it’s necessary for you or your team to learn about advanced medication management, protect people and keep them safe from harm and abuse in a health care setting. Keeping in line with the Medicines Act 1968, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (amended in March 2024), the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, the Environment Protection Act (EPA) 1990, the Human Rights Act 1998, Control of Substance Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002, the Mental Capacity Act 2005, the Mental Capacity Act – code of practice 2007 (updated in 2020), the Misuse of Drugs Act (Safe Custody) Regulations 2007, the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Equality Act 2010, the Human Medicines Regulations 2012, the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2013, the Care Act 2014, the Data Protection Act 2018, Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 and Care Quality Commission (Registration) Regulations 2009.
What are the benefits of taking this course?Â
For senior care staff, this course builds expertise in safe medicines handling, policies, legal responsibilities and accurate record keeping. It helps reduce medication errors – a major challenge in adult social care – and supports strong governance, meaning teams are better prepared to manage medicines safely and protect vulnerable people.
What will I learn?Â
This course will provide you and/or your team with a clear understanding of basic terminology regarding medication management, importance of confidentiality in the health and social care sector, consent and its importance, informed decision making, shared decision making, types and categories of medication, routes of administration, high risk medication, relevant legislation in the UK, medicine policy, medication administration, transportation and safe handling of medication, self-administration, covert administration of medication, administration of controlled drugs, pro re nata (PRN) and medication which requires special care when handling, application of topical medication and transdermal patches, non-prescription medication, role of oxygen as a medicine, medication and food/drink thickeners, medication management, recording, MAR charts, storage and disposal, what to do when things go wrong and your role and responsibility in safe administration of medication to the service users.
Course Duration:
Face-2-Face session will be delivered at your location for up to 16 attendees. Cost of this course is for all 16 attendees.
eLearning: 3 hours.
Face to Face session:Â Equivalent to a one day course.
