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  • A face to face in person course
  • Run privately just for your team
  • Run at a venue of your choice
  • £675 + VAT per workshop (max 16)

Course overview

Course last audited November 2024

This in-person workshop teaches staff how to manage medicines in schools in line with the statutory guidance issued in December 2014 (revised 2017): “Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions”.

It will show you how to set up the paperwork and processes you need to manage medicines safely in schools and how to receive, store and administer medicines safely to pupils.

Aimed at

Staff who have a role supporting pupils at school with medical conditions, including:

  • Admin officers
  • School nurses
  • Teachers
  • Teaching assistants

Course content

  1. An overview of the systems, policies and paperwork required
  2. Individual health care plans for pupils
  3. How to record parental agreement to administer medicines
  4. Medicines charts and other paperwork required
  5. Which infections require that children stay at home
  6. The timing of medicines
  7. Receiving and disposing of medicines
  8. Expiry dates of medicines
  9. Giving paracetamol or other non-prescribed medicines
  10. Safe storage of medicines
  11. Controlled drugs
  12. Emergency medicines
  13. Managing medicines on school trips
  14. Administering medicines safely and accurately
  15. Simulated medicines round (competence assessment)
  16. The medicines cross check
  17. Administering oral liquids
  18. Applying medicines to the skin
  19. Administering eye drops

Workbook content

  1. The impact medical conditions can have on pupils
  2. The rules governing how medicines are managed in schools
  3. Your school’s medication policy: what it should include
  4. Who can you share information about pupils with medical conditions with?
  5. Finding out which pupils have medical conditions and what support they need
  6. How to coordinate the writing of an individual healthcare plan
  7. How to record the support you provide
  8. Parental agreement for staff to administer medicines
  9. Receiving and disposing of medicines
  10. Once opened and expiry dates of medicines
  11. Safe storage of medicines
  12. Administering medicines safely and accurately
  13. Medicines administration record charts
  14. Managing requests to administer non-prescribed medicines
  15. Managing controlled drugs
  16. Administering emergency medication
  17. Administering medicines on school trips
  18. Administering tablets and capsules
  19. Administering oral liquids
  20. Applying topicals to the skin
  21. Administering eye drops

Accreditation

This course is accredited by CPD Assessed.

Certification

Certified for two years (click here to read more)

Mapping

  • Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions at School. Dept for Education, 2014 (revised 2017).

Pricing

£675 + VAT per workshop (max 16) + trainer expenses (click here for details).

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