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Medications Awareness Level 1 (VTQ)

Understand just how important medication is, and what can happen if it is not administered, or administered incorrectly.
Online Training Approved by Skills for Care

Medications Awareness Level 1 (VTQ) at a glance

  • 1-year nationally recognised certificate
  • 42 minutes of engaging video training
  • Video access for 8 months
  • Printable wall certificate
  • Free weekly video refresher
  • Videos include subtitles
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Online Course: £19.95 + VAT

Medications training is required in many sectors including the care industry to ensure that all staff have a basic understanding of the important rules when handling medications. This awareness course gives you the basic knowledge to understand the legal framework and how the organisation's policies and procedures reflect the legal framework, for safe handling of medicines, to understand the importance of noting and reporting any changes to individuals following administration of medicines.

The information on this course has to be used alongside the policies and procedures of your workplace to ensure that corrective action is taken at all times. This is also ideal for anyone who looks after a family member and is responsible for ensuring they are given the correct dose as well as understanding contra-indications of a medication.

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  • Care workers
  • At home carers
  • Nurses
  • Special needs schools

This course comes with 3.0 hours of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 42 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.

  • Legislation
  • Medication Policies
  • How Medications Work
  • Classification of Medications
  • Types of Medications
  • Precautions & Side Effects
  • Recording Information
  • Safe Disposal
  • Administration of Medications
  • Reporting Mistakes
  • Maintaining Medication Records