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Medication Awareness
Medicines help keep people well — but they have to be handled safely, and there are clear limits on what a carer can and cannot do. This course builds your awareness of how medicines work in care, what good and safe practice looks like, and exactly where your role begins and ends. It does not teach you how to give medication — that needs separate, hands-on training and sign-off from your employer. What it gives you is the understanding to support people safely, spot when something is wrong, and know when to step back and report.
Modules
7Lessons
7Progress
0%What you'll learn
- Medicines, and your role in them
- The different ways carers support medicines
- Safe-practice basics: the "rights" to be aware of
- Storing, handling, and disposing of medicines safely
- Spotting and reporting problems
- Records, consent, and the law around medicines
- Knowing your role, and staying safe
Course content
Medicines, and your role in them
- Medicines, and your role in themPreview
The different ways carers support medicines
- The different ways carers support medicines
Safe-practice basics: the "rights" to be aware of
- Safe-practice basics: the "rights" to be aware of