Course overview
Understanding roles and responsibilities around medication
The Medication Training for Registered Managers course content covers the key areas necessary to meet the requirements of Regulation 12 of the Fundamental Standards for medication.
Vanguard practical and theoretical material is enjoyable, interactive and delivered by an expert in medicines in social care.
Course content
Participants will be introduced to Outcome 9 of the Essential Standards of Quality and Safety for the Management of Medicines to understand:
- The correct level of support and why it matters
- What nurses can delegate to care workers and how
- What “administration” really means
- Compliance aids that promote independence with medication
- Monitored dosage systems
- Secondary dispensing
- The Equality Act 2010
- How to assess needs effectively
- Medication reviews
- Consent for medication and how to get it right
The Medication Training for Registered Managers course will ensure participants are confident in supporting nurses in their teams with safe medicines administration and helping individuals with medication in their own home.
The course will also cover aspects of medicines in food and drink with specific training for safe:
- Covert administration
- Storage of medicines
- Disposal of medicines
- Record keeping
- Medicine administration records
- Assessing risk
Participants will be introduced to the laws around controlled medication and consider a wide variety of situations in their field.
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Who is this course designed for?
This full day medication training course is specifically designed for higher grade healthcare professionals including registered managers, deputy managers and senior carers.
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Course duration
Medication Training for Registered Managers is a full day course. Please allow for an eight-hour day, including lunch and breaks.
Course outcome
At the end of the course, participants will feel confident in developing and implementing safe practice in administering medicines and supporting staff in accordance with the fundamental standards for medication.
Participants will be competent at evaluating the risks involved with medicines, understand the importance of up-to-date policies and maintaining accurate records.
Ways to study
The Medication Training for Registered Managers course is accessible online via Zoom or as in-house training for organisations to book at their venue or an agreed place of work.
Regular open courses are available throughout the year for individual or group bookings either in-person or online via Zoom.
Medication training for registered managers course fees
£1250 + VAT and travel where applicable for up to 10 participants.
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