Medication Safety Training Refresher

Target Group

Staff from St Helens Council Adult Social Care and Health department and Independent Social Care providers who support adults with medication who are due to be refreshed in Medication Safety.

Course Description

This session is a refresher following the 1 day course attended previously. The session will look at the current legislation and guidance for handling medicines. Discussions around the roles, responsibilities and boundaries of the are worker and other healthcare professionals involved with medicines will take place, whilst recognising the different care.

Types of medicines and routes of administration will be fully explored and an overview of recording methods. Safe and good practice in administration of medicines completes the session and looks and at such topics as the disposal of medicines and patient consent.

Apply for this Course which runs between the following dates...