Medicines Optimisation for Care Homes (MOCH) training

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These monthly training sessions focus on the Self-Care and Homely Remedies Toolkit, supporting care home staff in managing and administering medication. The sessions cover:

  • Self-Care medications
  • Homely Remedy medications
  • Personal Care medications/items

Participants will receive adaptable resources that can be tailored to their care home’s needs and have the opportunity to ask questions about the toolkit.

Upcoming sessions (all sessions held at 14:30pm): Tuesdays – 4th March, 1st April, 6th May, 3rd June, 1st July, NO August session, 2nd September, 10th October, 4th November & 2nd December 2025

How to join:
No booking required—simply click the link below to join the session via Microsoft Teams:
Click here to join the meeting

More information:
For additional guidance, visit the MOCH team’s resource page by clicking here. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Upcoming course: Managing and Administering Controlled Drugs in Community Settings

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The Medication Training Company are offering an online course aimed at managers in community care settings such as domiciliary care, supported living, shared lives and personal assistants to teach you how to put in place sensible (and achievable!) controls when managing and administering controlled drugs in the community.

Date: Wednesday 11th December 2024
Time: 09:30am – 13:00pm
Delivery mode: Online
Cost: £75+VAT
***WSPiC members can receive a 10% discount by quoting WSPIC10 & your membership number.

What will this course cover?

  • The legislation and best practice (or lack of!) that govern the management of controlled drugs
  • Why some medicines are classified as controlled drugs
  • The different schedules of controlled drugs, and which CDs fit into which schedules
  • How to establish how to identify the schedule of a CD
  • How to risk assess the controls needed for a CD
  • And more…

Click here to find out more about this course →

MILE pathway newsletter – 24th June 2024

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Training for medicine administration in care homes is crucial for resident safety, compliance with regulations, and mitigating risks associated with medication errors. This newsletter highlights courses and resources that aim to help you enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and overall quality of medicine administration in your service.

Please click here to access this week’s newsletter →

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