Adult Social Care Medication Training (Free)

Posted: 14 Mar 2023

The BLMK ICB Care Home Medicines Optimisation Team are running some medication training sessions for adult social care staff.

All sessions are open to all adult social care staff across BLMK. CBC staff should book through LMS by clicking to register here. Bedford Borough, Luton & Milton Keynes workforce can simply use the MS Teams link below. The sessions will consist of background information, case studies and a quiz. Certificates will be issued to attendees who complete the end-of-session quiz and evaluation form.

Date	Time	Topic	MS Teams Link	Learning Outcomes
Tuesday 23^rd May 2023	14:30 – 15:30	Homely Remedies & Self Care	Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 342 297 685 953 Passcode: 9CHBvE	To understand what a homely remedy is and the associated benefits How to implement and run a homely remedies scheme within your care home Gain a working knowledge of the BLMK ICB Homely Remedies Toolkit and the process involved when administering a Homely Remedy To understand what ‘Self Care’ is and how this differs from Homely Remedies Gain a working knowledge of the BLMK ICB Self Care Toolkit and the process involved when supporting self-care for residents
Wednesday 12^th July 2023	14:30 – 15:30	When Required (PRN) Medication	Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 381 643 770 767 Passcode: txihCz	To gain a broad working knowledge of ‘when required’ (PRN) medication, including administration, waste reduction, effective documentation, monitoring after use and reviews How to write a ‘gold standard’ PRN protocol that is person-centred and personalised to the individual resident
Tuesday 12^th September 2023	14:30 – 15:30	Covert Administration of Medication	Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 331 980 828 590 Passcode: Raw6v5	To understand what ‘covert’ administration is and the difference between ‘covert’ and ‘overt’ administration To understand the legislative process that is required before covert administration can take place To gain a working knowledge of the BLMK ICB Covert administration guidance and the ‘7 steps’ approach to be followed prior to any covert administration
Wednesday 15^th November 2023	14:30 – 15:30	Medicines Reconciliation & Transfers of Care	Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 325 633 326 273 Passcode: Y54WVg	To understand what ‘Medicines Reconciliation’ is, the process, responsibilities and what this should include To understand how medicines should be checked and process to be followed when a resident moves into a care home To understand how medicines should be transferred when a resident moves from one care setting to another, including discharge from hospital To understand how any changes to medication should be communicated between care home staff To understand the importance and the process of information sharing (including secure sharing) with regards to a resident’s medicines (for example, when attending appointments etc.).
Tuesday 23^rd January 2024	14:30 – 15:30	Controlled Drugs	Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 397 013 937 132 Passcode: roAg2C	To understand what ‘Controlled Drugs’ (CDs) are, the regulations applied to them and an awareness of the different schedules To understand the legal requirements for receipt, storage, administration, record keeping and disposal To gain a sound working knowledge the CD register requirements and be able make a legal entry to the register To understand how to deal with discrepancies, incidents and errors
Wednesday 13^th March 2024	14:30 – 15:30	Medication Safety, Governance & Safeguarding	Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 382 697 917 36 Passcode: VnSmFQ	To gain an understanding of medication safety, including high risk medication, special administration techniques and time-sensitive/critical medication. To gain a foundation knowledge of common medical conditions associated with high risk medication (e.g. epilepsy management and Parkinson’s Disease). To understand safeguarding with regards to medication, as well as how to report medication errors and learn from mistakes.