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The NHS spent more than £6.8 billion on medicines in 2015-16 and experts believe that more than 50% of all medication is prescribed, dispensed or sold inappropriately every single year. Furthermore, half of all patients in the UK fail to take their medication correctly. These facts can often lead to disastrous consequences, especially when medication ends up in the wrong hands.
This course is split into four manageable units;
You don’t need to have any specific prior learning requirements to take this course, but you may find it helpful if you’ve already achieved a Level 1 qualification within the Health and Social Care area.
In order to complete this Distance Learning Course at no charge you will need to match the following entry criteria:
Studying via Distance Learning means you can choose when and where you study.
We recommend allowing a minimum of 3 hours per week to study this course in your own time.
The course is available:
Successful completion may help support a number of job roles within the Health and Social Care sector for example:healthcare support service worker
You could also progress to the following apprenticeships:
To find out more information please email distance.learning@bcot.ac.uk quoting the course reference, or to enrol now click the button below.
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