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Refresher Course in Medicines Administration | In-Person | Full-day

A full-day in-person refresher workshop in medicines administration suitable for:

  • Care homes
  • Community settings
  • Day services
  • Reablement
  • Supported living
  • Children’s services
  • Mixed settings.
In Person

7 hours

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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 + trainer expenses (click here for details)
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Course overview

Course last audited November 2024

Our full-day refresher course satisfies the requirements from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for an annual update of the knowledge, skills and competencies needed to administer medicines (as required by NICE). Rather than having to study the same course each year (to just tick a box), our course re-tests the skills learnt on the foundation course as well as providing course updates to best practice since the foundation course was taken.

Available for paper MAR or eMAR

Aimed at

Support workers and nurses working in:

  • Care homes
  • Community settings
  • Supported living
  • Day services
  • Children’s services
  • Mixed settings

Note that we have a separate refresher course for shared lives and personal assistants.

Course content (Morning)

  1. Section 1: Updates to best practice since the foundation course
  2. Section 2: Simulated medicines rounds to assess you can still safely and correctly:
  3. Check that the medicine is due
  4. Check you have the correct client
  5. Check you have the correct medicine
  6. Check you have the correct strength
  7. Check you have the correct form
  8. Check you have the correct directions
  9. Check you have the correct blister strip inside

Course content (Afternoon)

Check that you are still competent to administer

  1. Oral liquids
  2. Apply medicines to the skin
  3. Administer inhalers
  4. Administer eye drops

Accreditation

This course is accredited by CPD Assessed.

Certification

Certified for one year (click here to read more)

Mapping

  • The Care Certificate
  • CQC Quality Statements: QS 1, 7 and 8
  • NICE – Management of Medicines in Care Homes, March 2014
  • NICE – Management of Medicines in Community Settings, March 2017
  • Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) 2014

Pricing

£675 + trainer expenses (click here for details). Note, these are the total course prices to which VAT applies.

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