Managing Medication in Educational or Childcare Setting Level 3
Course Duration – 3 Day 9:00am to 4:00pm. One day per week over three weeks. Alternatively, this can be two consecutive days one week with the third and final day the following week.
Course Costs – £550.00 (Total Cost) per delegate.
Accreditation Cost - £35.00 (Total Cost - optional).
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Target Audience
Senior management, teaching, childcare and support staff who are responsible for policy and practice for managing medication and welfare issues for children and young persons.
Course Summary
Three-Day - Managing Medication in Educational or Childcare Setting.
Accredited Level 3
Course - duration three-days 9.00am to 4.00pm. One day per week over three weeks. Alternatively, this can be two consecutive days one week with the third and final day the following week.
Content - delegates will receive instruction on the classification of medicines, legislation and guidelines on the safe management of medication in schools and the best practice currently sought.
This also includes training from a Medical Practitioner in anaphylaxis signs and symptoms and competency assessment in the safe administration of Adrenaline auto-injectors / Epipens.
Description
This 3-day course is accredited and endorsed by NOCN to be comparable to working at Vocational Qualifications Level 3; A level graded A-E / AS level; Level 3 Award, Certificate, Diploma, NVQ Level 3. Designed to train staff to appreciate and understand the guidelines and key medication related issues. This will equip staff and managers to examine and assess their own practice and develop improved and safer procedures to the latest Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations October 2017. To achieve accreditation delegate will submit completed work for assessment.
This course now includes training in anaphylaxis signs and symptoms and competency assessment in the safe administration of Adrenaline auto-injectors / Epipens.
Delivered by our associate John Kimberley RN2, FPHC-RCSEd (Pract.), MIHM, NEBOSH(NGC).
Objective
Delegates will be instructed in the practicalities of:
- Classification of Controlled Drugs and Medicines
- Supporting Pupils with Medical Conditions
- Implications of the December 2015 DfE Statutory Guidance supporting pupils with medical conditions
- Implications of the revised EYFS 2025
- Children's access to Non-Prescribed Medication
- Decisions about whether or not to give a child Medication
- Minimising risk factors for Children and Staff
- Storing Medications
- Setting up and using Record Keeping Systems
- Emergency Inhalers and Auto Adrenaline-Injectors -Human Medicines (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and 2017
- Legal background and Relevant Legislation
- School medication policy key factors and compilation
- Monitoring and reviewing the situation in each setting
- Writing Individual Healthcare Plans and Consent issues
- Training from a Medical Practitioner in anaphylaxis signs and symptoms and competency assessment in the safe administration of Adrenaline auto-injectors / Epipens.
Learning Approach
This course will include practical opportunities, discussion and theoretical knowledge.
