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[Retired] PrescQIPP

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Please be aware that the PrescQIPP Practice Medicines Co-ordinators will no longer be available in the elfh Hub after 14th April 2022.

Please email help@prescqipp.info for information regarding how to access the course after this date.

Please be aware that the Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community: course 1 and course 2 will no longer be available in the elfh Hub after 31 March 2022.

If you wish to enrol on these courses - or complete them if they are in progress, please register on the PrescQIPP elearning platform: www.prescqipp.info/learn. Remember to select your local commissioning organisation (CCG or ICS) to ensure you have the correct access to the course. Once registered you can log into the platform to search for the course, select "Access course", then "Enrol" to complete the process.

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PrescQIPP is a not-for-profit company which proactively helps NHS and social care organisations optimise their medicines-related care to patients, through the delivery of robust, accessible and evidence-based resources.

Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community: courses 1 and 2

These e-learning courses support the implementation of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (or NICE) guideline 67 ‘Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community’.

Course 1 provides a foundation in the essential medicine-related processes that social care providers need to consider.

Course 2 covers the practical issues related to medicines administration support for all social care workers in a client-facing role, upskilling them to administer different types of medicine formulations.

The courses are CPD accredited and carry endorsement statements from NICE. PrescQIPP is a Skills for Care endorsed provider of e-learning courses for the adult social care sector.

The first course should take around 2.5 hours in total to complete, and the second should take around 4 hours but please note that they are designed to be completed in stages and not finished in one sitting.

Practice Medicines Co-ordinators

This CPD certified course is aimed at non-clinical staff in GP practices that manage the repeat prescribing process.

The course is broken down into 10 modules (some are subdivided into several lessons) and three case studies.

Modules cover: Introduction and medication basics; Information sources and prescription requirements; Electronic Prescription Service; Repeat prescribing; Medicines in care homes; Dispensing Appliance Contractors; Hospital discharge information; Formularies, traffic lights, “specials” and prescribing incentive schemes; Self-care and Community pharmacy; Diabetes, asthma and COPD.

Quizzes at the end of each module will test understanding and recap on key learning points, and a pass mark of 70% is required in the final assessment to complete the course and receive a certificate.

The course should take around 4 hours 50 minutes in total to complete, although we recommend that it is done in short sections rather than the whole course at once, so that the knowledge gained can be embedded into practice before the next module is commenced

Created:

28 Apr 2020

Last Major Update:

18 Jun 2020

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