Summary

This course is designed to improve knowledge and understanding of medicines management, medication safety and the responsibilities associated with handling medicines in practice.

Learners will gain greater confidence in safe medication practices, helping to improve patient safety and reduce medication-related incidents.

Aims

By the end of the day learners will have a greater understanding of the national guidelines related to medicines management and how they relate to practice.

• Identify the differences between prompting, assisting and administration of medications
• Highlight the most common areas of risk and how to improve medicine safety
• Discuss medication incidents, prevention and management

Objectives

• Improve knowledge and understanding of medicines management and safety
• Understanding roles and responsibilities
• Increased competency
• Up-to-date working practices which will improve patient safety and care
• Reducing incidents