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The importance of the safe handling of medications goes without saying. This course is aimed at learners who wish to work in the health and social care or medical sectors and would like to add to their professional knowledge base. The course will offer a foundation of knowledge in how medication prescriptions are formed and executed. In addition learners will also gain an understanding of the importance of appropriate supply, storage and disposal of medications and how legal legislation and auditing plays a crucial role in how the medical sector is regulated. We recommend this course to learners who are interested in working in care homes, hospices, pharmacies and medical surgeries.
Study takes place in an online virtual learning environment (VLE) which allows convenient and flexible learning. We recommend spending 6-8 hours studying per week to ensure that you meet your assignment deadlines.
Learners are paired with an experienced assessor and they submit work and are assessed online using the virtual learning environment e-Assessor Pro. Learners are given detailed feedback on their work by their assessors. Any reasonable adjustments to assessment arrangements are made on a person-by-person basis.
Our distance learning courses are planned to meet both local and national skills needs. These courses are ideal as additional development for professionals, or as introductions to topics and issues which are relevant to finding work or further training. Distance learning students are able to access careers advice via the college’s Student Services team. several of our courrses complement each other and learners are able to study up to three courses each academic year (1st August-31st July).
