Medicines Management in Care Homes


Medicines Management in Care Homes is a training resource pack, which provides the knowledge, information and tools required to plan and deliver basic medicines management training to staff working within care homes.

About this course

 

What do I need to do?

 

C+D Training manages the registration, assessment and issuing of certificates to care home staff who successfully complete the course, freeing you to deliver effective face-to-face training.

 

1. Order by post by downloading and completing the order form. Click here
2. Debit and credit card payments can be taken over the phone by calling 020 7921 8425

 

The cost of the training resource pack is £60 (+ VAT). Additional student workbooks can be ordered at a cost of £15 (+ VAT) each. The cost of the student workbook includes assessment and certification.

 
How will I benefit?

 

The Medicines Management in Care Homes course is assessed via multiple choice questions, linked to an easy-to-use telephone marking service.

Care home staff will receive their certificate once they have passed the multiple choice questions, and the sign-off form at the back of their workbook has been completed and returned to C+D Training.

The Medicines Management in Care Homes training course has been written by NHS Northwest Medicines Management Network, one of the UK's leading training teams in this area, and reviewed by pharmacists and others who have significant experience in developing and delivering training in medicines management.

 

Both tutors delivering the training and students have email and telephone access to support, Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm.

Online resources and updates are available for tutors delivering the training course on the C+D website

 

What will i learn?

 

Basic training is essential before any member of staff working in a care home can administer medicines to people. This training course will provide care home staff with the knowledge and skills required to administer medicines safely within a care home setting.
Course materials

Training resource pack for course tutors consisting of:

* Tutor manual
* Presentation aid
* Access to online resources and updates
* Student workbook

Student workbooks can be ordered separately, as required for each training event.

 

Enquires

Tel: 020 7921 8425
E-mail: pharmacytraining@chemistanddruggist.co.uk

 

Tutor resources

 

Presentation PDF

This presentation complements the information contained in the student workbooks and the tutor manual. This can be downloaded and used by tutors to deliver Medicines Management in Care Homes training sessions.

Download it here

 

Student registration form

All care home staff who undertake the Medicines Management in Care Homes course must be registered with C+D Training. The registration form can be photocopied from p14 of the tutor manual, or it can be downloaded here. This form should be completed and returned to C+D Training. Please note that students cannot be registered onto this course until a registration form has been completed and returned to C+D Training.

Regulatory bodies

 

England – The Care Quality Commission (CQC)
www.cqc.org.uk


Wales – The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW)
www.cssiw.org.uk


Scotland – The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (SCRC) www.carecommission.com

Northern Ireland – The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA)
www.rqia.org.uk

Medicines legislation and regulations

 

Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for Medicines Management
www.nmc-uk.org/Documents/Standards/nmcStandardsForMedicinesManagementBooklet.pdf

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