This is the first of two e-learning courses on ‘Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community’ and is based on guideline 67 from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). This update replaces the 2018 version of the course.
Care staff who are required to administer medication to adults receiving social care in the community must have completed and satisfactorily passed the appropriate training, such as that provided by these e-learning courses.
It covers: NICE Guideline 67, Person centred medicines assessment, Record keeping and sharing information, Managing concerns about medicines, Ordering and supplying medicines, Transporting, storing and disposing of medicines and Covert administration.
Approx time to complete: 2.5 hours over several sittings.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes and 70% in final assessment.