Medication Administration

The Dorset Council People- Adults pricing policy will be changing from 1st April 2020 as follows:

• full day course- £50 per attendee
• half day course- £40 per attendee

Please be aware that these costs will also be incurred for attendees who are classified as a ‘late cancellation’ - cancels their place within 1 week of the course date - or a ‘no show’ on the day of the course.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course participants should be able to:

• define different medicine categories
• describe prescription and labelling requirements
• understand the importance of dosage directions
• safely select, administer, store and dispose of medicines
• maintain accurate records
• recognise some side-effects and what action to take
• describe protocols for homely remedies and "when required" medicines

Target groups

Domiciliary Care and Shared Live Carers