Course overview
Learn safe medication management practices in care settings, covering storage, administration, recording, and error prevention. This course provides guidance on the safe handling of medicines, the six rights of medication administration, accurate record keeping, and what to do if a medication error occurs.
Medication management in care at a glance
Medication management in care is a CPD accredited online course from Chefs Bay Academy, taking 20 mins to complete.
The certificate is ready to download as soon as you pass.
| Entry type | Course |
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| Provider status | Published |
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| Duration | 20 mins, self-paced |
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| Certificate | CPD Accredited, download after passing |
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| Study and retakes | Any device, unlimited retakes within your chosen access period. |
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Chefs Bay Academy is run by Chefs Bay Hospitality Limited (Company No. 13588811), a UK
hospitality and care staffing agency based in Merseyside.
This course is included in the training bundle, with 12, 24 or 36 months
of access for one person. Certificate information is listed for this course above.
Frequently asked questions
Who needs medication training in care?
Care assistants, senior carers, and support workers who administer medication or prompt people to take it. If your role involves medicines at any point, including prompting or recording doses, your employer should be able to show you have been trained.
What does the CQC expect for medication training?
The Care Quality Commission expects providers to show that staff handling medicines are competent, which in practice means training followed by a competency assessment. Inspectors look at training records during visits.
What does the managing medication course cover?
It covers the types of medication and routes of administration, the six rights of safe administration, receiving, storing, and disposing of medicines, accurate recording, and what to do when an error or near miss happens.
Does this course qualify me to administer medication?
It gives you the knowledge side. Before you administer medication unsupervised, your employer must also assess your practical competence, usually through observed practice. The two together are what regulators expect to see.
