Training programme
Medication Management
Safe administration, competency assessment and medicines governance for care and nursing settings.
Who it's for
Anyone administering or overseeing medicines, plus registered managers and medicines leads.
Typical duration
One day plus observed competency assessment
Delivery formats
In-house practical, with e-learning theory option
Medicines errors are one of the most common triggers for enforcement action. This programme combines theory, practical administration and an observed competency check, plus a governance strand for managers covering audit, error reporting and controlled drugs.
What’s involved
- Legal framework, NICE and CQC expectations
- The six rights of administration and MAR chart practice
- Covert administration and capacity considerations
- Controlled drugs: storage, records and destruction
- PRN protocols and time-sensitive medicines
- Error reporting, investigation and learning
- Medicines audit and stock governance
What changes for you
- Fewer administration and recording errors
- Documented competence for every administering staff member
- Audit-ready medicines governance and error learning trail
Related training
Often delivered alongside
Statutory & Mandatory Training
The full mandatory matrix required for CQC registration, insurer conditions and local authority contracts.
Clinical Skills Training
Competency-based clinical skills for nursing and complex care teams, signed off by experienced senior clinicians.
Safeguarding
Levels 1 to 3 safeguarding for adults and children, mapped to local authority and CQC expectations.
Next step
Build this into a 12-month training plan.
We can audit your current certificates, identify gaps and schedule every course your service needs across the year.