Medicine Matters – Summer 2019

Medicine Matters – Summer 2019 Includes: Notes & guidance on covert administration Lessons learned from an incident involving Oramorph solution […]

Medicine Matters – Spring 2019 (CD update edition)

Medicine Matters – Spring 2019 (CD update edition) This issue includes – Gabapentin/ Pregabalin: Controlled Drug changes  

Medicine Matters – Spring 2019

Medicine Matters – Spring 2019 This issue includes: Improving diagnosis and management of UTIs in older people in Care Homes […]

Medicine Matters – Spring 2018

Spring 2018/19 This issue includes: Hay fever medicines (and when require protocol) New Terminology for food modification (food thickeners) Lessons […]

Medicine Matters – Summer 2018

Summer 2018/19 This issue includes: Dementia care Lessons Learnt: Interim medicines MHRA “watch out for look-alikes and sound-alikes” CQC: Learning […]

Medicine Matters – Autumn 2018

Autumn 2018/19 This issue includes: Waste medicines Common questions regarding Controlled Drugs Lessons Learnt: Medicine Reconciliation Free Flu vaccinations for […]

Medicine Matters Winter 2018

Winter 2018/19 This issue includes: Homely medicines in care homes Can OTC medicines be used in care homes Warning about […]

Medicine Matters Winter 2017: Medicines information for care staff in a social setting

Medicine Matters – Winter 2017 The Winter 2017 newsletter covers: CQC – The state of health care and adult services […]

Medicine Matters Autumn 2017: Medicines information for care staff in a social setting

Medicine Matters Autumn 2017 The Autumn 2017 newsletter covers: CQC – The state of health care and adult services in […]