The NECS Vulnerable Adults Workstream Group has produced a suite of guidance documents and tools for use across all stakeholder CCGs, based national standards, legislation and guidance. Click on the links below to access these documents.
Audit
- Daily Medicine Administration Record (MAR) Checklist (607 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (366 downloads)
- Stock Count Sheet (349 downloads)
Controlled drugs
- Common Controlled Drugs and Legal Requirements for Care Homes (182 downloads)
- Guidelines on the management of controlled drugs (CD) in care homes (633 downloads)
Covert administration & swallowing difficulties
- Administering Medication in Food to Facilitate Swallowing (309 downloads)
- Administration of Medication to Residents with Swallowing Difficulties (843 downloads)
- Covert Administration of Medication Guidance (423 downloads)
- Covert Medication Care Documentation Form (377 downloads)
- Covert Medication Review form (288 downloads)
Disposal and waste medicines
Homely remedies & self-care (OTC medicines)
- Example Homely Remedies Policy (288 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (366 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Guide (745 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Stock Sheet (182 downloads)
- Recommendation for Self Care Product (306 downloads)
- Safety of Medicines in Care Homes (506 downloads)
MAR chart and associated documents
- Aqueous Cream Wash Chart (172 downloads)
- Emollient Record Sheet (278 downloads)
- Good Practice -Daily Transdermal Patch Application Record (149 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance - Thickener Administration Record (136 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (218 downloads)
- Medicine Administration Record (MAR) Front Cover (247 downloads)
- Nutritional Supplement Administration Chart (186 downloads)
- Responsible Person in Charge of Medication (RP) (199 downloads)
- Skin Wash and Emollient Administration Record Sheet (198 downloads)
- Sorbaderm Application Record Sheet (185 downloads)
- Specimen Signature Sheet (141 downloads)
- Topical Application Record Sheet (1495 downloads)
- Transdermal Patch Application Record Sheet (505 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (276 downloads)
Medicine orders, receipt and reconciliation
- Interim Medication Tracker (461 downloads)
- Medication Reconciliation Tracker (465 downloads)
- Monthly Medication Tracker (615 downloads)
Medicine review
- Care home medicine review letter (283 downloads)
- Clinical Consultation Prescribing Checklist (186 downloads)
- Clinical Visit Form (200 downloads)
Prescribing guidance/ resources
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (364 downloads)
- I-Hydrate: Resources to Support the Hydration of Care Home Residents (UWL) (167 downloads)
- Scottish UTI Network Urine Colour Chart (54 downloads)
- Think “Kidneys” Before Administering Medicines To Residents Who Are Unwell (147 downloads)
Self-administration
Specialist / Critical Medicines
- Blood Sugar Tracker Sheet (198 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (218 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (276 downloads)
Storage of medicines
Transfer of medicines out of care home
- Holiday or Day Leave Medication Tracker (358 downloads)
- Medication Leaving Care Home Tracker (338 downloads)
When required (PRN) medicines
Competency
Medicine errors