A course written for pharmacists to provide training for care home staff on the safe handling of medicines.
Who is this course suitable for?
For pharmacists to train residential or nursing home care staff.
What does this course contain?
This pack contains:
Pharmacist manual
- Information on running interactive training sessions tailored for indvidual care homes
- Guidance notes on providing training
- Background on how people learn
- Additional suggestions and tips on how to carry out the training
- Provides information about new regulating bodies
Care staff training workshops
- Provide a summary of the training with multiple choice questions and activities throughout
- Contains a training record that is signed by the pharmacist to show attendance
- Have evalulation responses after each session to ensure learning objectives are met
There are three main sessions, with an optional fourth, covering the following topics:
- Introduction to medicines and their use
- Assisting with the administration of medicines
- Monitoring and supporting medicines use
- Medicines and the elderly (optional)
How long will it take to complete the course?
These topics can be combined possibly in a 1 day session or held in similar sessions separately depending on time constraints and the needs of the care home.
How much does this course cost1?
Complete pack £55.00 (plus VAT)
6 workbooks (additional workbook pack) £25.00 (plus VAT)
How do I purchase this course2?
Order codes:
Complete pack: MCH001
6 workbooks (additional workbook pack) MCH006
How do I purchase this pack?
1Your employer will be invoiced.
2You must be an NPA member to register staff on this course. Non member enrolment will incur a 50% mark up (discretional) on the advertised cost.
