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Supporting use of medication in social care setting INTRODUCTION 1 TASK 11 P1 Policy and legislation that governs the handling of medication

   

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Supporting use ofmedication in socialcare setting

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1P1 Policy and legislation that governs the handling of medication........................................1TASK 2............................................................................................................................................1P2 Roles and responsibilities of people involved in use of medication.................................1TASK 3............................................................................................................................................2P3 How to accessed information about an individual's meditation........................................2P4 Administration of medication............................................................................................2P5 Different forms of meditation...........................................................................................3P6 Equipment can assist in the administration of medication................................................3TASK 4............................................................................................................................................4P7 Data that must be recorded about the use of medication...................................................4TASK 5............................................................................................................................................4P8 Safe storage of different medications ...............................................................................4P9 Dispose of unwanted medications safely..........................................................................4CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTIONMedications get entered in human body in different ways and effect positively on them.The way the medication come in the body is known as "route". There are various medicines,such as topical skin creams or eye drops or ointments, are applied directly to the area that needstreatment. The major advantage of meditation and mindfulness is that such practices do not taketoo much time and not require any specific equipment (Maiden, Georges and Connelly, 2011).Apart from this, the report will describe different policies and legislations which governmeditations. There are defined roles and responsibilities of that person who is involved in thatprocedure. TASK 1P1 Policy and legislation that governs the handling of medicationThere are different pieces of laws and legislations that must govern how medicinesshould be produced, prescribed and dispensed, the brief outline of these laws is stated as under: - The Misuse of Drugs 1971 – The law is emphasised on controlling and reducing themisuse of drugs, such as- drugs derived from opium that will affect human lives in future.In addition, it also restricted regarding how drugs should be stored, administrated andrecorded. Along with this, Misuse of Drugs 2001, also intended to prevent drugs likenon-medical consumption of drugs or medicines that will lead dependency, i.e. morphineetc. The Health Act 2006 – This law provides proper governance as well as monitoring allarrangements which are required to control drugs (Shibata, 2012). The health act is majorlegislation and applies in overall UK. It states that healthcare bodies and organisationsshould hire an accountable officer who can inspect working activities and practices whichare occurred in organisations. TASK 2P2 Roles and responsibilities of people involved in use of medicationIn health and social care sector, there are several people are getting involved in order toprovide effective treatment and services to patients for their well-being. Here, the responsibilitiesof the management to be aware of the requirements for a valid PGD. They also have to ensureabout local agreed processes are followed in respect to the development and approval of higherauthorities. On the the other hand, practitioners act in order to maintain the necessary records to1

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