This more concise version of our Foundation Course in Medicines Administration is suitable for staff from a mix of community, day services, and care homes. It covers CQC and Skills for Care core/mandatory training requirements for medicines administration and management. The course is accredited by Skills for Care. It teaches how to administer medicines in a systematic way against our competence checklist that is continually refined, from years of research into why medication errors occur, thereby reducing the risk of errors made through complacency. It is based on our face-to-face workshop that has been shown to reduce medication errors by 36% in a study by Hampshire County Council. There are 7 modules in total. You can also combine this with our latest Virtual Medicines Round module that tests a person’s competence at selecting the correct medicine.
Nurses and care staff working in mixed settings: care homes, community and day services
One year (in line with CQC/NICE recommendations)
Skills for care