Safe Management and Administration of Medicines (draft)
Why you should study with us
Safe Management and Administration of Medicines
Medicines can improve health, relieve symptoms and help people maintain their independence. However, mistakes involving doses, timing, records or administration can cause serious harm. This course provides the underpinning knowledge staff need to support people with their medicines safely, confidently and in a person-centred way.
Designed for staff working in adult social care services in England, including care homes, supported living and homecare, the course explains the medicines-management cycle and the checks required before, during and after administration. It also covers roles and responsibilities, consent and mental capacity, self-administration, record keeping, PRN medicines, higher-risk situations, medication errors and escalation.
Throughout the course, learners are reminded to work only within their agreed role, training and assessed competence. Completion provides knowledge training but does not, by itself, confirm practical competence or authorise a learner to administer medicines.
Key topics in our Safe Management and Administration of Medicines course:
- Person-centred medicines support and the limits of the care worker's role
- Consent, mental capacity, refusal, self-administration and covert administration
- Ordering, receiving, transporting, storing and disposing of medicines
- Safe checks before, during and after administering medicines
- Medicines administration records, “when required” medicines, time-critical medicines and monitoring
- Higher-risk medicines, errors, near misses, safeguarding and escalation
The course covers the topic areas set out in Skills for Care's medicines-management training framework, and supports the knowledge component of workplace medicines training in adult social care.
Benefits Of Taking This Course
- Build a clear understanding of safe, person-centred medicines support
- Recognise the boundaries of your role and when additional training or advice is required
- Develop confidence in completing medicine checks and records accurately
- Learn how to respond safely to refusals, omissions, adverse effects and medication errors
- Support workplace competency assessment, with content aligned to recognised sector guidance
This course includes
24/7 Student Support
End of course certification
Lifetime access to your course
Compatible with modern devices
- Distinguish medicines management, medicines support and administration
- Explain why person-centred practice is central to medicines safety
- Recognise common medicine forms and routes without exceeding your competence
- Identify the main legal, regulatory and workplace framework
- Describe your accountability and the limits of delegated tasks
- Identify what a medicines care plan should contain
- Respond appropriately to refusal
- Apply the key principles of the Mental Capacity Act
- Explain safe support for self-administration and covert administration
- Describe safe ordering, receipt and reconciliation processes
- Explain person-centred storage and access controls
- Identify additional controls for refrigerated medicines and controlled drugs
- Describe safe transport, return and disposal
- Recognise discrepancies that require escalation
- Describe a systematic medicines administration process
- Explain the 6Rs and the wider person-centred checks
- Recognise when administration must stop
- Describe safe principles for common non-invasive routes
- Explain why specialist routes need additional training and competency assessment
- Describe how to complete the MAR/eMAR entries correctly
- Record refusals, omissions, changes and separately charted medicines
- Use a person-centred PRN protocol
- Recognise time-critical and variable-dose risks
- Monitor response and report adverse effects
- Recognise medicines situations that need additional safeguards
- Describe how to respond safely to swallowing difficulties and altered medicines
- Manage an error or near miss without concealment
- Distinguish adverse effects from emergencies
- Explain the links with safeguarding, duty of candour and learning
ID: YDFT67YHJ
of achievement
This certificate is presented to
Your Name
For completing the
Safe Management and Administration of Medicines (draft)
on 21st November 2026
Selena Hurford
Selena Hurford
Course Tutor
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Head of Academy
Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.
The course is broken down into 6 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.
You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!
Once you have completed all 6 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 6 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.
The pass mark for the test is 70%.
If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.
You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.
You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.
We estimate that the course will take about 3.25 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.
Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.
Amazing course, easy to understand and very straight forward. It gives you a chance to review previous modules, also you are able to take notes and save them in your course profile, where you can check them at any time.
Along with the course, you get rewards for completing your course modules. It opens the door to a chance of doing something you like or changing your career, also for people that just want to get new skills in different areas.
Do it at your own pace from your own home, I usually do it on my days off. Totally worth it, I recommend it.
Sara Correia
I think the Admin and PA Diploma course is absolutely terrific. It gives candidates the chance to develop their skills in the PA and Administration field along with gaining some valuable personal skills along the way. It has given me the boost that I needed to be considered for different job roles in the Administration field and without this my CV would not look as good to potential employers. Giving people the chance to succeed at something they really want to be a part of makes this course brilliant in every way. The layout of each module is set out superbly !
Ashliegh Bell
I am considering a career change, so this seemed a good place to start. The course was comprehensive, for the price and easy to follow. The videos were also really helpful, to help put the information into context. The instructor was very down to earth and easy to follow.
It is helpful to be able to print out the course notes, to refer to at a later date. I will also re-watch the videos when I need to.
The test at the end was multiple choice. There may have been information relating to this on the website, but I didn't find it. The questions were very specific, so you do need to have revised before you take the test.
All in all, I am impressed, for the £40 I spent.
Kirsty Trenerry
Having worked in schools for years and having a recently diagnosed son this course has opened my eyes to the world of Autism. The course is both informative, easy to work through and enables the learner to gain full understanding about all aspects of Autism.
Through completing this course I have gained employment supporting a child with Autism and I have been able to implement many strategies to assist both my pupil and also my own son.
I would highly recommend this course if you would like to gain a richer understanding of Autism and would like to study online and at your own pace.
Jo Price
Amazing course! Clear training videos and everything you need to know to become a nail tech! I'm so pleased I decided to do this. It's put me on track to work for myself and own my own business
Kelly Goulding
I started this course not too long ago but I am already learning so much! The course content is extremely interesting and informative!
I get excited thinking about what is going to be in each module! I would recommend this course to everybody with a passion for makeup without hesitation! I love the convenience of being able to do this course wherever I am.
Also, the fact that there is no time limit for the course is a plus, this means I can take my time and take notes as I go, without feeling rushed to complete each module fast.
Cian Conroy
Safe Management and Administration of Medicines
Medicines can improve health, relieve symptoms and help people maintain their independence. However, mistakes involving doses, timing, records or administration can cause serious harm. This course provides the underpinning knowledge staff need to support people with their medicines safely, confidently and in a person-centred way.
Designed for staff working in adult social care services in England, including care homes, supported living and homecare, the course explains the medicines-management cycle and the checks required before, during and after administration. It also covers roles and responsibilities, consent and mental capacity, self-administration, record keeping, PRN medicines, higher-risk situations, medication errors and escalation.
Throughout the course, learners are reminded to work only within their agreed role, training and assessed competence. Completion provides knowledge training but does not, by itself, confirm practical competence or authorise a learner to administer medicines.
Key topics in our Safe Management and Administration of Medicines course:
- Person-centred medicines support and the limits of the care worker's role
- Consent, mental capacity, refusal, self-administration and covert administration
- Ordering, receiving, transporting, storing and disposing of medicines
- Safe checks before, during and after administering medicines
- Medicines administration records, “when required” medicines, time-critical medicines and monitoring
- Higher-risk medicines, errors, near misses, safeguarding and escalation
The course covers the topic areas set out in Skills for Care's medicines-management training framework, and supports the knowledge component of workplace medicines training in adult social care.
Benefits Of Taking This Course
- Build a clear understanding of safe, person-centred medicines support
- Recognise the boundaries of your role and when additional training or advice is required
- Develop confidence in completing medicine checks and records accurately
- Learn how to respond safely to refusals, omissions, adverse effects and medication errors
- Support workplace competency assessment, with content aligned to recognised sector guidance
This course includes
24/7 Student Support
End of course certification
Lifetime access to your course
Compatible with modern devices
- Distinguish medicines management, medicines support and administration
- Explain why person-centred practice is central to medicines safety
- Recognise common medicine forms and routes without exceeding your competence
- Identify the main legal, regulatory and workplace framework
- Describe your accountability and the limits of delegated tasks
- Identify what a medicines care plan should contain
- Respond appropriately to refusal
- Apply the key principles of the Mental Capacity Act
- Explain safe support for self-administration and covert administration
- Describe safe ordering, receipt and reconciliation processes
- Explain person-centred storage and access controls
- Identify additional controls for refrigerated medicines and controlled drugs
- Describe safe transport, return and disposal
- Recognise discrepancies that require escalation
- Describe a systematic medicines administration process
- Explain the 6Rs and the wider person-centred checks
- Recognise when administration must stop
- Describe safe principles for common non-invasive routes
- Explain why specialist routes need additional training and competency assessment
- Describe how to complete the MAR/eMAR entries correctly
- Record refusals, omissions, changes and separately charted medicines
- Use a person-centred PRN protocol
- Recognise time-critical and variable-dose risks
- Monitor response and report adverse effects
- Recognise medicines situations that need additional safeguards
- Describe how to respond safely to swallowing difficulties and altered medicines
- Manage an error or near miss without concealment
- Distinguish adverse effects from emergencies
- Explain the links with safeguarding, duty of candour and learning
ID: YDFT67YHJ
of achievement
This certificate is presented to
Your Name
For completing the
Safe Management and Administration of Medicines (draft)
on 21st November 2026
Selena Hurford
Selena Hurford
Course Tutor
Daniel Morgan
Daniel Morgan
Head of Academy
Anyone who has an interest in learning more about this subject matter is encouraged to take the course. There are no entry requirements to take the course.
The course is broken down into 6 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.
You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!
Once you have completed all 6 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 6 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.
The pass mark for the test is 70%.
If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.
You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.
You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.
We estimate that the course will take about 3.25 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.
Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.
Amazing course, easy to understand and very straight forward. It gives you a chance to review previous modules, also you are able to take notes and save them in your course profile, where you can check them at any time.
Along with the course, you get rewards for completing your course modules. It opens the door to a chance of doing something you like or changing your career, also for people that just want to get new skills in different areas.
Do it at your own pace from your own home, I usually do it on my days off. Totally worth it, I recommend it.
Sara Correia
I think the Admin and PA Diploma course is absolutely terrific. It gives candidates the chance to develop their skills in the PA and Administration field along with gaining some valuable personal skills along the way. It has given me the boost that I needed to be considered for different job roles in the Administration field and without this my CV would not look as good to potential employers. Giving people the chance to succeed at something they really want to be a part of makes this course brilliant in every way. The layout of each module is set out superbly !
Ashliegh Bell
I am considering a career change, so this seemed a good place to start. The course was comprehensive, for the price and easy to follow. The videos were also really helpful, to help put the information into context. The instructor was very down to earth and easy to follow.
It is helpful to be able to print out the course notes, to refer to at a later date. I will also re-watch the videos when I need to.
The test at the end was multiple choice. There may have been information relating to this on the website, but I didn't find it. The questions were very specific, so you do need to have revised before you take the test.
All in all, I am impressed, for the £40 I spent.
Kirsty Trenerry
Having worked in schools for years and having a recently diagnosed son this course has opened my eyes to the world of Autism. The course is both informative, easy to work through and enables the learner to gain full understanding about all aspects of Autism.
Through completing this course I have gained employment supporting a child with Autism and I have been able to implement many strategies to assist both my pupil and also my own son.
I would highly recommend this course if you would like to gain a richer understanding of Autism and would like to study online and at your own pace.
Jo Price
Amazing course! Clear training videos and everything you need to know to become a nail tech! I'm so pleased I decided to do this. It's put me on track to work for myself and own my own business
Kelly Goulding
I started this course not too long ago but I am already learning so much! The course content is extremely interesting and informative!
I get excited thinking about what is going to be in each module! I would recommend this course to everybody with a passion for makeup without hesitation! I love the convenience of being able to do this course wherever I am.
Also, the fact that there is no time limit for the course is a plus, this means I can take my time and take notes as I go, without feeling rushed to complete each module fast.
Cian Conroy
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