The Autumn 2017 newsletter covers:
- CQC – The state of health care and adult services in England
- Lessons learnt: Transdermal Patches
- Annual Flu Vaccine
Category Archives: Medicine Matters Archive
Medicine Matters Spring 2017: Medicines information for care staff in a social setting
The Spring 2017 newsletter covers:
- Homely remedies
- Lessons learnt: warfarin
- Use of insulin safety needles
Medicine Matters Winter 2016/17: Medicines information for care staff in a social setting
The Winter 2016/17 newsletter covers:
- Hydration and medication
- Sick day rules to prevent acute kidney injury
- Lessons learnt
- Medicine information resources for care homes
Medicines information for care staff in a social setting
The Autumn 2016 newsletter covers:
- Covert administration of medicines
- Lessons learnt
- Planning medicine stocks over bank holidays
Included in this issue:
- Fridge Storage
- Fridge requirements and daily temperature recording
- What to do when the fridge temperature is out of range
- Lessons Learnt
- Highlighting medication errors that have occurred in care homes
- The Care Act 2014
- Administration Dilemmas
- Crushing tablets or opening capsules
- Before food or on an empty stomach
- Take with or after food
- Alcohol