Healthcare practitioners and clinicians who deal with the provision of medication in a community setting face a different set of challenges to those administering medication in an acute environment. In order to provide the highest level of professional care whilst also protecting themselves from ambiguity surrounding issues such as consent, the community practitioner must follow legislation and company policy to the letter, not forgetting the importance of thorough documentation and reporting.

This course, Medication Management in a Community Setting (Scotland), has been developed by healthcare sector training specialists, Espirita, and addresses the fundamentals of medication receipt, storage, transportation, disposal, transcription, safe administration and calculation. Scottish legislation and the role of the healthcare support worker are examined to ensure best practice healthcare in the community in Scotland.