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 (585 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (732 downloads)
- Stock Count Sheet (1996 downloads)
- Weekly Medication Audit Checklist (1537 downloads)
Controlled drugs
- Common Controlled Drugs and Legal Requirements for Care Homes (1072 downloads)
- December 2020 (186 downloads)
- Guidelines on the management of controlled drugs (CD) in care homes (1458 downloads)
Covert administration & swallowing difficulties
NICE provides a useful Quick Guide to giving medicines covertly. More detailed guidance is available from the CQC and from PrescQIPP [log-in required to access some resources].
The templates below may be useful for recording and reviewing decisions:
- Covert Medication Care Documentation Form (1664 downloads)
- Covert Medication Review form (1122 downloads)
- Permission to Administer Medication in Food to Facilitate Swallowing (1112 downloads)
Disposal and waste medicines
Homely remedies & self-care (OTC medicines)
- Example Homely Remedies Policy (1016 downloads)
- Homely Remedies and Self - Care Products (266 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (732 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Guide (1388 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Stock Sheet (323 downloads)
- Recommendation for Self Care Product (343 downloads)
- Safety of Medicines in Care Homes (1168 downloads)
- When Required and Variable Dose Medications (359 downloads)
MAR chart and associated documents
- Emollient Record Chart (254 downloads)
- Good Practice - Aqueos Cream Wash Chart (166 downloads)
- Good Practice - MAR front cover (276 downloads)
- Good Practice - Person In Charge Of Medication (233 downloads)
- Good Practice - Sorbaderm Application Record (164 downloads)
- Good Practice - Speciman Signature Sheet (164 downloads)
- Good Practice - Transdermal Patch Application Record (358 downloads)
- Good Practice - Warfarin Administration Chart (232 downloads)
- Good Practice - Wash and Emollient Record (155 downloads)
- Good Practice -Daily Transdermal Patch Application Record (1238 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance - Thickener Administration Record (1095 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (1128 downloads)
- Nutritional Supplement Administration Chart (188 downloads)
- Topical Application Record (346 downloads)
Medicine orders, receipt and reconciliation
- Good Practice - Interim Medication Tracker (199 downloads)
- Medication Reconciliation Tracker (1093 downloads)
- Monthly Medication Tracker (1416 downloads)
For information about online ordering medication for care homes using proxy access – including national guidance and a collection of downloadable resources – please refer to the Proxy Ordering page on the NHS England website.
Medicine review
- Care home medicine review letter (333 downloads)
- Clinical Consultation Prescribing Checklist (640 downloads)
- Clinical Visit Form (704 downloads)
Prescribing guidance/ resources
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (1715 downloads)
- I-Hydrate: Resources to Support the Hydration of Care Home Residents (UWL) (774 downloads)
- Scottish UTI Network Urine Colour Chart (534 downloads)
- Think “Kidneys” Before Administering Medicines To Residents Who Are Unwell (562 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (3773 downloads)
Self-administration
Specialist / Critical Medicines
- Good Practice - Blood Sugar Tracker Chart (178 downloads)
- Good Practice - Warfarin Administration Chart (232 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (1128 downloads)
Storage of medicines
- Good Practice - Medication Expiry Dates (216 downloads)
- Medication Storage - Temperature Record Chart (603 downloads)
- Refrigerator Temperature Record Chart (876 downloads)
- Room Temperature Record Chart (437 downloads)
Transfer of medicines out of care home
- Holiday or Day Leave Medication Tracker (840 downloads)
- Medication Leaving Care Home Tracker (866 downloads)
When required (PRN) medicines
- PRN and Variable Dose Medications (1642 downloads)
- When Required or Variable Dose Medication (662 downloads)
Competency
Covid 19 / Vitamin D
Good Practice Guidance for Care Homes Advice to Administer Vitamin D Supplement
Medicine errors