Medication management is the safe and effective use of medicines to enable the best possible outcomes for people.

Medicines are used in almost every health and social care setting to improve people’s health and wellbeing. 

The use of medicines ranges from GPs prescribing for long-term conditions such as diabetes, to delivering complex chemotherapy regimes in acute hospital settings. 

We know that people’s physical and mental health outcomes improve when medicines are used in the best, or optimal way and that, when not prescribed or administered correctly, they can cause harm. 

Applying the principles of medication management is therefore vital across all services. 

During this session we will cover: 

•  A person-centred approach to medication 
• Types of Medication 
• Recording Medication 
• Assessment of Capacity