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 (1090 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (615 downloads)
- Stock Count Sheet (650 downloads)
Controlled drugs
- Common Controlled Drugs and Legal Requirements for Care Homes (338 downloads)
- Guidelines on the management of controlled drugs (CD) in care homes (782 downloads)
Covert administration & swallowing difficulties
- Administering Medication in Food to Facilitate Swallowing (442 downloads)
- Administration of Medication to Residents with Swallowing Difficulties (973 downloads)
- Covert Administration of Medication Guidance (597 downloads)
- Covert Medication Care Documentation Form (588 downloads)
- Covert Medication Review form (428 downloads)
Disposal and waste medicines
Homely remedies & self-care (OTC medicines)
- Example Homely Remedies Policy (457 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (615 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Guide (895 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Stock Sheet (323 downloads)
- Recommendation for Self Care Product (437 downloads)
- Safety of Medicines in Care Homes (639 downloads)
MAR chart and associated documents
- Aqueous Cream Wash Chart (375 downloads)
- Emollient Record Sheet (450 downloads)
- Good Practice -Daily Transdermal Patch Application Record (356 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance - Thickener Administration Record (330 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (403 downloads)
- Medicine Administration Record (MAR) Front Cover (431 downloads)
- Nutritional Supplement Administration Chart (321 downloads)
- Responsible Person in Charge of Medication (RP) (329 downloads)
- Skin Wash and Emollient Administration Record Sheet (335 downloads)
- Sorbaderm Application Record Sheet (300 downloads)
- Specimen Signature Sheet (243 downloads)
- Topical Application Record Sheet (2056 downloads)
- Transdermal Patch Application Record Sheet (796 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (459 downloads)
Medicine orders, receipt and reconciliation
- Consent to Proxy Access to GP Online Services (41 downloads)
- Interim Medication Tracker (600 downloads)
- Medication Reconciliation Tracker (599 downloads)
- Monthly Medication Tracker (767 downloads)
Medicine review
- Care home medicine review letter (412 downloads)
- Clinical Consultation Prescribing Checklist (281 downloads)
- Clinical Visit Form (304 downloads)
Prescribing guidance/ resources
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (571 downloads)
- I-Hydrate: Resources to Support the Hydration of Care Home Residents (UWL) (305 downloads)
- Scottish UTI Network Urine Colour Chart (147 downloads)
- Think “Kidneys” Before Administering Medicines To Residents Who Are Unwell (230 downloads)
Self-administration
Specialist / Critical Medicines
- Blood Sugar Tracker Sheet (299 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (403 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (459 downloads)
Storage of medicines
- Expiry Dates (496 downloads)
- Medication Storage - Temperature Record Chart (77 downloads)
- Refrigerator Temperature Record Chart (365 downloads)
Transfer of medicines out of care home
- Holiday or Day Leave Medication Tracker (480 downloads)
- Medication Leaving Care Home Tracker (460 downloads)
When required (PRN) medicines
Competency
Medicine errors