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Level 1 Award in Medication and Healthcare Tasks

The Medication and Healthcare Tasks Awareness Level 1 course is designed to provide healthcare support workers and adult social care workers with basic knowledge about medications and healthcare tasks. The course aims to help learners understand the safe administration of medications, including common medications, their effects and safety issues.

Successful completion of the 1.5-hour course will result in the issuance of a certificate that is valid for three years. This certificate may be used to demonstrate that the learner has achieved a certain level of competence and knowledge in their role as a healthcare support worker or adult social care worker.

Learning Objectives

  • Be able to explain the agreed ways of working with medication
  • Be able to describe some types of medications, some forms of medication and some routes of administration
  • Be able to describe the difference between assisting and administration of medication
  • Be able to explain what a healthcare task is and why training is required
  • Be able to explain what to do and not do when assisting with healthcare tasks

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