Medication Fundamentals (UK)

Describe what constitutes a medicine in social care settings, including common types, preparations, and routes of administration.

Know your role, responsibilities and scope of practice as a care worker in relation to medication management.

Understand why medication safety is important and recognise common causes and potential harms of medication errors.

Apply safe medication management principles for storage, prompting, assistance, and administration in line with organisational policies and legislation.

Demonstrate the use of the rights of safe medication administration to reduce the risk of medication errors.

Know how to document, monitor and report medication administration and medication-related incidents in line with organisational and legal requirements.