Decision Making Capacity
CU2624 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects.
1.1 Identify current legislation, guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication.
Handling medicines and drugs are overseen by a number of Acts and health and safety regulations.
• Health & Safety at work Act, 1974, Health and safety legislation applies to everyone who works. Employers have a duty to ensure health,safety and welfare of their employees and other people and others affected such as the public. Employees have a duty to cooporate with their employer. They have a duty of care to others affected by their activities at work.
• Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health - COSHH 1988 (further 2002). This legislation oversees the risk and exposure to employees and others such as the public. Its a frame work to prevent ill health and accidents in the work place. COSHH involves assessing risks to health, preventing and controlling exposure, that control methods are used, and ensuring people are properly trained.
• The Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971. This is about the unlawful activities and offences surrounding drugs. It controls possession of a controlled drug unlawfully, possession of a controlled drug with the intention of supplying the drug to another person, supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug (this includes giving, selling, sharing, bartering etc), allowing premises you occupy or manage to be used for the purpose of producing or supplying a controlled drug.
• The Medicines Act, 1968. This is an act of parliament that governs the manufacture and supply of medicine. This Act outlines three catagories of medicines: 1 Prescription of medicines (POM). These are only available from a pharmacist if prescribed by a Doctor. 2 Pharmacy medicines (P) available without a prescription from a pharmacist. 3 General Sales List. These are medicines which can be bought from any shop.
• The Care Standards Act, 2000. Is an Act of
1.1 Identify current legislation, guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication.
Handling medicines and drugs are overseen by a number of Acts and health and safety regulations.
• Health & Safety at work Act, 1974, Health and safety legislation applies to everyone who works. Employers have a duty to ensure health,safety and welfare of their employees and other people and others affected such as the public. Employees have a duty to cooporate with their employer. They have a duty of care to others affected by their activities at work.
• Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health - COSHH 1988 (further 2002). This legislation oversees the risk and exposure to employees and others such as the public. Its a frame work to prevent ill health and accidents in the work place. COSHH involves assessing risks to health, preventing and controlling exposure, that control methods are used, and ensuring people are properly trained.
• The Misuse of Drugs Act, 1971. This is about the unlawful activities and offences surrounding drugs. It controls possession of a controlled drug unlawfully, possession of a controlled drug with the intention of supplying the drug to another person, supplying or offering to supply a controlled drug (this includes giving, selling, sharing, bartering etc), allowing premises you occupy or manage to be used for the purpose of producing or supplying a controlled drug.
• The Medicines Act, 1968. This is an act of parliament that governs the manufacture and supply of medicine. This Act outlines three catagories of medicines: 1 Prescription of medicines (POM). These are only available from a pharmacist if prescribed by a Doctor. 2 Pharmacy medicines (P) available without a prescription from a pharmacist. 3 General Sales List. These are medicines which can be bought from any shop.
• The Care Standards Act, 2000. Is an Act of