Category Archives: Care Homes

Quick link to NECS Good Practice Guidance & Tools for Care Homes.

Medicine Matters – Spring 2018/19

14th March 2019

Spring 2018/19 This issue includes: Hay fever medicines (and when require protocol) New Terminology for food modification (food thickeners) Lessons Learnt: Effective audit Reminder regarding flammable products (Paraffin based products) CD guidance reference to website documents

Medicine Matters – Summer 2018/19

14th March 2019

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

Medicine Matters Winter 2018/19

14th March 2019

Winter 2018/19 This issue includes: Homely medicines in care homes Can OTC medicines be used in care homes Warning about not over ordering medicines Lessons Learnt: Fentanyl patches – unintentional exposure MHRA Paraffin products – updated alert 9Dec 2018

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

5th February 2018

Medicine Matters – Winter 2017 The Winter 2017 newsletter covers: CQC – The state of health care and adult services in England Lessons learnt: Transdermal Patches Annual Flu Vaccine

NECS good practice guidance and tools for care homes

23rd January 2018

The NECS Vulnerable Adults Workstream Group has produced a suite of guidance documents and tools for use across all North East and Cumbria CCGs, based national standards, legislation and guidance.