ASM 34 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects 1.1 Identify current legislation, guidelines , policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication. The following is a list of current legislation, guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication: • Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 – Primary piece of legislation covering occupational health and safety in the work place for the UK. Obviously this covers administration of medication by COSHH (regulation 2), Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health – thus ensuring medication is stored away appropriately. In addition this Act would also cover safe practices and procedures in administering medication. • Medicines Act 1968 – This piece of legislation governs the control of medicines for both human and veterinary use.
satisfied) [CU1572.1] Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social-care settings Assessment Criteria 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social-care settings The Medicines Act 1968, the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments), the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments), the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), COSHH, the Mental Capacity Act (2005) the Access to health records Act (1990), the Data Protection Act (1998) plus equality legislation. 1.2 Outline the legal classification system for medication The classification of medicines are all related to the medicines act 1968, while working with medication it is good to have an understanding and working knowledge of the common types of medication 1.3 Explain how and why policies and procedures or agreed ways of working must reflect and incorporate legislative requirements The polices and procedures are put in place to make sure that legislation is being followed so that all people in the setting, practitioners and thoughts being cared for are safe, all needs are being met, inclusive practise and diversity is being followed out and that the setting is staying within the law. They must reflect on legislation so that the polices and procedures are correct and are the correct way of doing things. For example if a health and safety procedure was put in place and was not inline with legislation then this could cause the setting to get in trouble with the law and could cause harm to the person who was in need of health and safety requirements could become harmed. [CU1572.2] Know about common types of medication and their use Assessment Criteria 2.1 Identify common types of medication Antibiotics, analgesics,and antacids.
Unit 4222-331 Outcome 1 1 • The Medicines Act 1968 • The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 • The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 SI 1973 No 798 as amended by Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 • The Data Protection Act 1998 • The Care Standards Act 2000 • The Health and Social Care Act 2001 • The Health Act 200 • Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) • The Control of Substances Hazardous to health Regulations (1999-COSHH) • Hazardous Waste Regulations (2005) • Mental Capacity Act (2005) • The Access to health records Act (1990) 2 General Sale List (GSL) These medicines can be purchased from any shop. Pharmacy Only (PO) These medicines may only be purchased from a pharmacy. Prescription Only Medicines (POM) These medicines can only be obtained with a prescription. 3 Policies and Procedures need to reflect and incorporate legislation as Support workers are are handling and administering controlled drugs and need to be handled and stored safely both for the protection of the service user and the carer. An accurate record also needs to be kept to show how what and when medicines have been administered and only by authorised persons.
ASSIGNMENT 306 Task A Ai A list of the key legislation relating to health and safety in a social care setting- · Health and Safety at work Act 1974 · Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 · Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 · The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 · Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 · Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 · Communicable diseases and infection control · Working Time Regulations 1998 · Care Standard Act 2000 · Control of exposure to Hazardous to Health 1999 · Food Safety Act 1990 and Food Hygiene Regulations 2005. · Environmental Protection Act 1990. Aii An explanation of how health and safety policies and procedures protect people using social care settings. All of the legislation shown above are a crucial part of health and safety. Every piece of legislation describes guidance of responsibilities.
The Misuse of Drugs Regulation 2007 – this specifies the correct way to handle, store and keep records of controlled drugs. The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs Regulations 2006 – this specifies the correct way to store, administer and dispose of controlled drugs. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has published guidelines for the safe handling of medicines. The Health and Social Care Act 2008 Regulation 13 states “the registered person must protect service users against the risks associated with the unsafe use and management of medicines” The Mental Capacity Act 2005; deprivation of liberty safeguard – this lays out guidelines to enable people to make the right decisions regarding medication and also protects people from being administered medication unnecessarily such as sedating medicines. Essential Standards outcome 9 Management of Medicines – “people should be given the medicines they need when they need them, and in a safe way.
ASM 34 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects 1.1 Identify current legislation, guidelines, policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medicationThe following is a list of legislation that has a direct impact upon the handling of medication within a social care setting. * The Medicines Act 1968 * The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 * he Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) regulations 1973 SI 1973 No 798 as amended by Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 * The safer management of controlled drugs (2006) * The Children Act 1989 * The Data Protection Act 1998 * The Care Standards Act 2000 * The Health and Social Care Act 2001 * The Health Act 2000 * Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) * The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) * Hazardous Waste Regulations (2005) * Mental Capacity Act (2005) * The Access to health records Act (1990)Below are the main points of some of the legislations; * The Medicines Act 1968. This governs the manufacture and supply of medicines. This requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. He or she can only do this on the receipt of a prescription from an authorised person e.g.
Unit 79: Support the use of medication in social care settings 1 1.1 Legislation Medicines Act 1968 Human Medicines Regulations 2012/; Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 Health Act 2006 Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2006 Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)1999 Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 Mental Health Acts 1983 and 2007 Mental Capacity Act 2005 New Mental Capacity Act Guidance 2011 1.2 Legal Classification The Department of Health has an agency called the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). MHRA are responsible for ensuring medicines and medical devices are effective and acceptably safe. Medicinal products used by humans come under 4 categories: -GSL (general sales list) -P (pharmacy) -POM (prescription-only medicines) -CD (controlled drugs) There are 3 classes; A, B and C. 1.3 Policies and Procedures The agreed ways of working must reflect and incorporate legislative requirements for various important reasons. The most important reason is to avoid injury or death. Polices and procedures are not only in place to promote the safety and well-being of the client but also the care workers, district nurses etc.
CU2624 ADMINISTER MEDICATION TO INDVIDUALS AND MONITOR EFFECTS 1.1 IDENTIFY CURRENT LEGISLATION, GUIDELINES POLICIES AND PROTOCOLS RELEVENT TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION ANSWER Health and Safety at Work Act, COSHH, the Medicines Act, the Misuse of Drugs Act, the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated Activities) and the Essential Standards, the RPS Handling Medicines in Social Care Guidelines, Health Act 2006 etc. 2.1 DESCRIBE COMMON TYPES OF MEDICATION INCLUDING THERE EFFECTS AND POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS ANSWER Paracetamol = Side effects of paracetamol are rare but can include Erythematous or urticarial rashes, fever, nausea and Mucosal lesions. Even more rarely, they can include Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia and pancytopenia ferrous sulphate = possible side effects are allergic reaction e.g. itchy skin rash, swelling of the face, lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing or swallowing,constipation occasionally causing faecal impaction, diarrhoea, stomach pain, feeling sick and blackened stools. aspirin = possible side effects are black, bloody, or tarry stools, coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds, severe nausea, vomiting, or stomach pain, fever lasting longer than 3 days, swelling, or pain lasting longer than 10 days; or hearing problems, ringing in your ears.
1. Understand legislation, policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1.1. Identify current legislation, guidelines, policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication There are a lot of current legislations, guidelines, policies and protocols which are relevant to the administration of medication, this includes The Medicines Act, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations, The Health and Safety at Work Act, The Misuse of Drugs Act, The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations, Health and Social Care Act, Essential Standards, Data Protection Act, Hazardous Waste Regulations as well as the Medication Policy in the workplace that covers assessments of an individual’s needs, administering, storage, recording and disposal of medicines. 1. Know about common types of medication and their use 2.2.
Administer Medication to Individuals and Monitor the Effects In this unit I will be discussing the effects that medication administration can have on some individuals. I will be looking at the legislation around administration, the common types of medication and their uses aswell as the procedures and techniques for administering medication. The control of medicines in the United Kingdom is primarily through the Medicines Act (1968). Some other pieces of legislation or policies and procedures relating to the administration of medication include Care Standards Act 2000, CSCI medication guidance, Care Commission Medication Guidance (Scotland), the Misuse of Drugs Act and many more. The Medicines Act 1968 governs the control of medicines in the UK for human use and for veterinary use, which includes the manufacture and supply of medicines.