This Introduction to the Safe Handling of Medicines course will start by explaining the key terminology used when handling medicines. It then goes into detail about the roles of the people involved, some of the different groups of medicines, providing different levels of support to patients, infection control, label interpretation and much more.
Introduction to the Safe Handling of Medicines
Target Audience
Social Care Workers
Course Aims
This Introduction to the Safe Handling of Medicines course will start by explaining the key terminology used when handling medicines. It then goes into detail about the roles of the people involved, some of the different groups of medicines, providing different levels of support to patients, infection control, label interpretation and much more.
Assessments
This course is made up of 7 modules –
| Course | Module
Number |
Module Name | Pass %
Required |
| Introduction to Safe
Handling of Medicines |
1 | Introduction to the course | 70 |
| Introduction to Safe
Handling of Medicines |
2 | Terminology explained | 70 |
| Introduction to Safe
Handling of Medicines |
3 | The roles of those involved, legislation and
licensing |
70 |
| Introduction to Safe
Handling of Medicines |
4 | Groups of medicines | 70 |
| Introduction to Safe
Handling of Medicines |
5 | Levels of support and routes of entry | 70 |
| Introduction to Safe
Handling of Medicines |
6 | Infection Control and equipment for
dispensing |
70 |
| Introduction to Safe
Handling of Medicines |
7 | Label interpretation, record keeping andThe
Seven Rights |
70 |
Certification
Upon successfully passing the online assessment a certificate approved by CPD
Course Duration
60 minutes (Note: This is based on the amount of video content shown and is rounded off. It does not account inany way for loading time or thinking time on the questions).
Course fees
£25.00 per licence. Discounts available for 5 or more licences