Medication Administration and Competency training for your team
Licence this training for just the staff who need it. No CareStream subscription, no minimum order, no annual contract. One licence covers one member of staff for the complete Medication Administration and Competency training, in the language they think in.
- CPD Certified CourseCertified by The CPD Certification Service, worth 1 CPD hour. Every certificate carries the CPD Certified mark.
- Teach, then assessA full lesson with a real care scenario, followed by an assessment that checks they can apply it.
- Over 60 languagesStaff read the lesson and answer in their first language. Your records stay in English.
- Wrong answers get followed upA short micro-lesson goes back to the staff member on the exact point they missed, then they retry.
- Evidence you can hand overA dated completion record and a certificate per person, ready for your CQC file.
Medication Administration and Competency, start to finish.
Eight short lessons, each with a care scenario, an interactive activity and a quick check with an explanation. You start with a five question knowledge check, then finish with a 32 question assessment with a pass mark of 80%. This is the same training CareStream subscribers get, written for care settings rather than adapted from a generic course. It runs about 60 minutes and ends with a 32 question assessment.
- The law, guidance and your role
Medicines help people live well, but used incorrectly they cause serious harm.
- Common medicines and their use
Knowing what a medicine is for helps you give it safely and notice problems.
- Consent, capacity and covert medication
People have the right to make decisions about their own medicines, including the right to refuse.
- Preparing to administer
Safe administration starts with preparation.
- Administration techniques
Give each medicine by the route and method prescribed, and as the pharmacy label directs.
- Recording and monitoring
The medicines administration record (MAR) is a legal record of the medicines given.
- Controlled drugs, storage and disposal
Controlled drugs are medicines that could be misused, such as morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl and methylphenidate.
- Errors, your limits and seeking advice
Medication errors include giving the wrong medicine, dose, route or time, giving a medicine to the wrong person, missing a dose, giving a medicine the person is allergic to, and recording errors.
What your team will be able to do.
- Explain the law, national guidance and policies that apply to medicines in social care, and the roles of everyone involved
- Describe common types of medicines, what they are used for and the side effects to look out for
- Apply the principles of consent and mental capacity, including when a person refuses and when covert administration is considered
- Prepare for and administer medicines safely using the six rights, by the correct route and technique
- Record administration accurately, monitor the person's response and handle controlled drugs and storage correctly
- Recognise medication errors and near misses, act on them immediately, and know the limits of your role
Medication Administration and Competency in facts.
About 60 minutes, 8 lessons
32 questions, pass mark 80%
Every year
Yes, observed by the employer, checklist provided
What staff come away with
Follow the six rights: right person, medicine, dose, route, time and documentation
Check identity, allergies and the pharmacy label against the MAR every time
People have the right to refuse; covert administration only after a best interests decision and pharmacy advice
Sign the MAR immediately after the medicine is taken, never before
Follow the PRN protocol and record the reason and the effect
Schedule 2 controlled drugs go in the controlled drugs cupboard and register, with a trained witness
Report errors and near misses straight away: the person's safety comes first
Three steps, and nothing to set up.
Checkout takes a minute. Your licences and a receipt arrive by email straight away.
Enter their names and emails, or paste a list. They get an invite to the hub on any device.
You see who has finished, their score, and their certificate as each one comes in.
Everything a licence includes.
Dated, named, and downloadable as a PDF for your training file.
Over 60 languages, chosen per staff member. Your reporting stays in English.
Buy training for one person if that is all you need. Nothing recurring.
Licences do not expire the moment you buy. Staff have a year to complete.
Before you buy.
How long does Medication Administration and Competency training take?
About 60 minutes, across 8 short lessons, followed by a 32 question assessment with a pass mark of 80%. Staff can stop and pick up where they left off.
What does the Medication Administration and Competency training cover?
8 lessons: The law, guidance and your role, Common medicines and their use, Consent, capacity and covert medication, Preparing to administer, Administration techniques, Recording and monitoring, Controlled drugs, storage and disposal and Errors, your limits and seeking advice. Each one pairs the teaching with a care scenario and a quick check.
How often do staff need to refresh Medication Administration and Competency?
CareStream sets this training so it renews every year. Staff and managers are reminded before a certificate lapses, so the refresher is booked before the gap appears.
Does Medication Administration and Competency need a practical assessment?
Yes. The online training is the knowledge part. Staff also need an observed assessment in the workplace, carried out by their employer, and CareStream provides the observation checklist to record it.
Do I need a CareStream subscription to buy this?
No. This page exists precisely so you do not. You buy the licences you need, your staff complete the training in the CareStream hub, and that is the end of it. There is no trial to start, no card kept on file, and no subscription that begins quietly afterwards.
If you later decide you want the full platform, anything your staff have already completed carries across into your account.
What does one licence actually cover?
One licence covers one named member of staff for this training, including the lesson, the assessment, any follow-up questions triggered by a wrong answer, and their certificate. Licences are not shared between people, because the completion record has to belong to an individual to be worth anything at inspection.
How quickly can staff start?
Immediately. The licences are on your account as soon as the payment clears, and staff get their invite the moment you add them. There is no onboarding call and no setup period.
Can staff complete it in another language?
Yes. Each staff member has a first language on their profile, and the lesson, the questions and the feedback all arrive in it. They answer in that language too. What you see as a manager stays in English, so the record reads the same whoever completed it.
What if someone fails the assessment?
Nothing is lost. A wrong answer triggers a short follow-up lesson on that specific point, and they retry it. The record shows the improvement from the first attempt to the latest, which is stronger evidence than a single pass mark, because it shows the gap was found and closed.
Can I buy for more than one service?
Yes. Buy the total number of licences you need and allocate them across your services when you add staff. If you are licensing for a group and want an invoice rather than a card payment, get in touch and we will raise one.
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Same price, same terms, no subscription needed.
