Level Two Certificate in Safe Handling of Medicines

East Riding College

Course

In Beverley

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Beverley

This course is designed for a broad spectrum of health care workers who would benefit from a greater understanding of how to adopt good, safe working practices in relation to the dispensing of medicines and medical treatments. Students for this course will need to be able to relate answers to a current or recent workplace environment.  The home study courses are designed for study by distance learning at work or at home. Students receive course manual, assignments and study guide plus tutor support by mail and email. You can start at any time and plan your studies over a period of up to one year from the time of registration.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Beverley (East Riding of Yorkshire)
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Gallows Lane, HU17 7DT

Start date

On request

About this course

There are no entry requirements.Additional informationFor start dates and fees, consult the relevant course guides below or you can request a prospectus by post.

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Subjects

  • IT

Course programme

The course will include the following units:
  • Unit 1: Ordering of Medicines
  • Unit 2: Storage of Medicines
  • Unit 3: Administration of Medicines
  • Unit 4: Self Administration of Medicines
  • Unit 5: Homely Remedies
  • Unit 6: How Oral Medicines Work
  • Unit 7: Refusal of Medicines
  • Unit 8: Controlled Drugs
  • Unit 9: Common Side Effects from Medicines in the Older Service User
  • Unit 10: Errors Associated with the Administration of Medicine
  • Unit 11: Oxygen Therapy in a Care Home
  • Unit 12: Disposal of Medicines Confidentiality
  • Unit 13: Confidentiality
  • Unit 14: Competency in Clinical

The award is gained from successfully completed coursework so there is no exam to complete.

Our values
  • Quality Focused quality is at the heart of all we do, we are all accountable for performance and results.
  • Ambitious achieving success for our learners, staff, businesses and communities.
  • Enterprising innovative and responsive, encouraging new ideas to generate developments, income and efficiencies in our operations.
  • Resilient embracing change and being determined to succeed.
  • Respectful to each other, advancing equality of opportunities and promoting diversity
  • Caring safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults, providing a safe, inclusive and considerate environment for all members of the college community.

Additional information

12 Weeks

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