Welcome to your 'Medicines in Care Homes' training workbook.
This is your personal workbook that will be used alongside interactive training sessions run by your pharmacist. Your Care home has its own policy on the use of medicines. These sessions will provide you with an introduction to medicines and alongside the home's policy, will cover all aspects of their administration in the care home.
The course aims to give you a basic background to treating minor illnesses. It will teach you about symptoms of minor illnesses, and the active ingredients of the medicines that are available for sale without a prescription. There are MCQ exams at the end of this course which will need to be booked and taken before accreditation.
Training to be a knowledgeable medicines counter assistant in the pharmacy. Providing good Customer service and meeting the needs of customers and patients