HSC3047 Support use of medication in social care settings
Outcome 1 Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings
1. Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings.
* The medicines Act 1968
* The misuse of drugs Act 1971
* The misuse of drugs Regulation 2001
* The misuse of drugs safe custody Regulations 2007
* The health and social Act 2008
* The health Act 2006
2. Outline the legal classification system for medication.
POM- Prescribtion only medicines
OTC or P- over the counter or pharmacy medicines
GSL- General sales list
CD- Controlled Drugs
3. Explain how and why policies and procedures or agreed ways of working must reflect and incorporate legislative requirements.
All care establishments should have a medicines policy to give care workers and nurses’ guidance on procedures for medicines management including:
Storage and ordering/disposal procedure
• Medicines error/incident management
• Covert medicines/consent
* Non prescribed medicines
* Administration of creams and nutritional supplements
• PRN medicines (medicine taken occasionally as required
Outcome 2 Know about common types of medication and their use