Medicines Management

Downloads

Local Policies, Guidance and Resources

• Covert Administration
• Homely Remedies
• Inhalers Use
• Medication Administration in Day Care Services
• Medication Ordering Process
• Medicines and Falls Risk
• Medicines Policy Audit Tool
• Medicines Policy Standards
• Accurately listing a residents medications
• Medicines Review Service
• Reducing Medicines Waste
• Refrigerated Medicines
• Skincare Tips
• Transdermal Patches
• Warfarin administration
• When Required Medication (PRN)

External Resources

• Administration of Medicines in Care Homes – Department of Health
• Electronic Medicines Compendium – latest medicine updates
• Fingertip Units for Topical Steroids - Patient
• Free resources for supporting the safe use of medications in care facilities - NCF
• Managing Medicines in Care Homes - NICE
• Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community - NICE
• Medicines optimisation in care homes – NHS England