Introduction
Prescribing guidelines to support medicines optimisation for care home residents and patients in other adult social care settings to ensure patients have consistent access to medicines with safe, clinical, and cost-effective outcomes.
Specific care home guidance can be found here:
NICE SC1: Managing Medicines in Care Homes
CQC: Medicines Information for Adult Social Care Services
National Resources
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Best practice guidance and safety warnings regarding the prescribing of paraffin-containing emollients. |
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This guide offers guidance on effective record-keeping and medicine ordering for home care managers providing medicines support. |
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A quick guide for care home managers and clinicians in providing medicines support regarding Covert Administration. |
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Covers the use, storage, and application of emollients and barrier creams * |
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Best practice guidance to support a decision to administer a medication covertly and other considerations * |
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PrescQIPP Implementing bulk prescribing for care home patients |
Outlines what bulk prescribing is and where it may be implemented * |
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Guidance on self-administration of medicines, managing missed or refused doses, and safeguarding medication * |
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Guidance on the use of multi-compartment compliance aids (MCAs) * |
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PrescQIPP Prescribing, ordering and receiving medicines in care homes |
Focuses on the prescribing, ordering, and receiving of medicines in care homes, guidance on prescribing, and medication review and record keeping * |
* Used with PrescQIPP’s permission