Training requirements for prescribing, administration and dispensing of medication Training will be provided to all staff groups including medical, nursing and pharmacy personnel as outlined in the tables below. Table 1: Medical Staff Staff Group Training Rationale Type of Training / Training Delivered By Frequency Requirement Qualification Training in safe To ensure Divisional induction, In-house plus use of Ongoing FY1 and FY2 Doctors prescribing accurate and safe consultant mentoring and BMJ eLearning practice prescribing of pharmacy-led teaching. packages where medication Part of curriculum for appropriate. foundation years. Assessed by educational supervisors. FY1 prescribing assessment Delivered by Once only, at pharmacy and medical induction education Haematology Intrathecal To ensure correct Local training package Lead nurse for Annual chemotherapy administration of including video, chemotherapy/ aseptic Consultants and Specialist intrathecal presentation, reading policy services manager Registrars chemotherapy. and short assessment. Table 2: Nursing Staff Staff Group Training Rationale Type of Training / Training Delivered By Frequency Requirement Qualification All registered Drug dose To ensure the Via CD-ROM training In-house Once nurses and calculation correct programme midwives calculation of before administration
Training requirements for prescribing, administration and dispensing of medication Training will be provided to all staff groups including medical, nursing and pharmacy personnel as outlined in the tables below. Table 1: Medical Staff Staff Group Training Requirement Rationale Type of Training / Qualification Training Delivered By Frequency FY1 and FY2 Doctors Training in safe prescribing practice To ensure accurate and safe prescribing of medication Divisional induction, consultant mentoring and pharmacy-led teaching. Part of curriculum for foundation years. FY1 prescribing assessment In-house plus use of BMJ eLearning packages where appropriate. Assessed by educational supervisors. Delivered by pharmacy and medical education Ongoing Once only, at induction Haematology Consultants and Specialist Registrars Intrathecal chemotherapy To ensure correct administration of intrathecal chemotherapy. Local training package including video, presentation, reading policy and short assessment. Lead nurse for chemotherapy/ aseptic services manager Annual Table 2: Nursing Staff Staff Group Training Requirement Rationale Type of Training / Qualification Training Delivered By Frequency All registered nurses and midwives Drug dose calculation To ensure the correct calculation of before administration Via CD-ROM training programme In-house Once