Please visit HCPA’s training page to see what medication training HCPA and the County Council are delivering, you will also find information on how you can claim mandatory funding for medication training at your service.

Click here to view HCPA’s Training Page

Although, HCPA does not endorse e-learning as quality training (click here for the Hertfordshire Blended E-Learning Policy). We have been advised of the below medication e-learning from PrescQIPP which you could use to enhance face-to-face training.

PrescQIPP

The Hertfordshire clinical Commissioning groups have funded the use of PrescQIPP E-learning package for Care Home staff across the County. As you will be aware E-Leaning is not considered good enough by itself and should be accompanied with Face to face training and monitoring of competencies to form a Blended Learning Package.

Medication E-Learning available for free via PresQUIPP

» PresQUIPP – Medicines use in care homes: E-Learning course 1-3
» PrescQIPP – Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community: E-Learning course
» Guide to log in to PresQuipp if you are a Care Home
» Visit e-learning website here

Medicines Use in Care Homes Course e-learningMedicines Use in Care Homes: Course 2 e-learning pdf
The Care Homes 1 e-learning package is aimed at all care home staff involved with managing medicines. It is the first of several-planned e-learning packages for Care homes and will include the following modules in addition to three case studies to help apply learning to practice.The Care Homes -2 e-learning package builds on the content covered in the Medicines use in care homes: Course 1 and includes 7 modules focusing on key topics, in addition to three case studies that will help apply learning to practice
> Module 1 – Welcome and introduction> Module 1 – Welcome and introduction
> Module 2 – The role of CQC and the NICE guideline and quality standards> Module 2 – Refused and omitted doses
> Module 3 – The management of medicines in care homes> Module 3 – Covert administration
> Module 4 – Management of self-medicating residents> Module 4 – Managing controlled drugs
> Module 5 – Administration of inhalers> Module 5 – Bulk prescribing
> Module 6 – The management of medicines in care homes> Module 6 – Homely remedies
> Module 7 – Administration of transdermal patches> Module 7 – Medicines waste reduction.
> Module 8 – Administration of topical products
> Module 9 Administration of PRN medicines

Further information about the course and how to access the course is included in the flyer here. 

Further information about the course and how to access the course is included in the flyer here.