Accuracy Checking for Dispensing Assistants Course Information

The Accuracy Checking Course for Dispensing Assistants allows an appropriate skill-mix that will enhance the pharmaceutical care of the patient and utilise the knowledge and skills of the dispensing assistants more effectively.

The scope of the course is to train dispensers to carry out the final check of listed dispensed items clinically approved by a pharmacist. It does not encompass aseptic dispensing, self checking or pre-packing. The framework is dependent upon Standard Operating Procedures being in place.

Following a short correspondence course the candidate needs to complete a log of 1000 items which have been checked by the candidate and then further checked by a designated facilitator who can be a checking technician or a pharmacist. This must be returned to Buttercups Training together with a reflective log of any errors made. The facilitator must complete a minimum of two reviews of the candidate's progress.

Qualification

• Accuracy Checking Course for Dispensing Assistants