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 (907 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (503 downloads)
- Stock Count Sheet (501 downloads)
Controlled drugs
- Common Controlled Drugs and Legal Requirements for Care Homes (260 downloads)
- Guidelines on the management of controlled drugs (CD) in care homes (714 downloads)
Covert administration & swallowing difficulties
- Administering Medication in Food to Facilitate Swallowing (380 downloads)
- Administration of Medication to Residents with Swallowing Difficulties (924 downloads)
- Covert Administration of Medication Guidance (518 downloads)
- Covert Medication Care Documentation Form (490 downloads)
- Covert Medication Review form (360 downloads)
Disposal and waste medicines
Homely remedies & self-care (OTC medicines)
- Example Homely Remedies Policy (381 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (503 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Guide (827 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Stock Sheet (251 downloads)
- Recommendation for Self Care Product (386 downloads)
- Safety of Medicines in Care Homes (575 downloads)
MAR chart and associated documents
- Aqueous Cream Wash Chart (318 downloads)
- Emollient Record Sheet (379 downloads)
- Good Practice -Daily Transdermal Patch Application Record (272 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance - Thickener Administration Record (244 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (320 downloads)
- Medicine Administration Record (MAR) Front Cover (337 downloads)
- Nutritional Supplement Administration Chart (264 downloads)
- Responsible Person in Charge of Medication (RP) (269 downloads)
- Skin Wash and Emollient Administration Record Sheet (271 downloads)
- Sorbaderm Application Record Sheet (259 downloads)
- Specimen Signature Sheet (198 downloads)
- Topical Application Record Sheet (1924 downloads)
- Transdermal Patch Application Record Sheet (659 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (374 downloads)
Medicine orders, receipt and reconciliation
- Interim Medication Tracker (533 downloads)
- Medication Reconciliation Tracker (535 downloads)
- Monthly Medication Tracker (699 downloads)
Medicine review
- Care home medicine review letter (358 downloads)
- Clinical Consultation Prescribing Checklist (243 downloads)
- Clinical Visit Form (259 downloads)
Prescribing guidance/ resources
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (454 downloads)
- I-Hydrate: Resources to Support the Hydration of Care Home Residents (UWL) (258 downloads)
- Scottish UTI Network Urine Colour Chart (110 downloads)
- Think “Kidneys” Before Administering Medicines To Residents Who Are Unwell (193 downloads)
Self-administration
Specialist / Critical Medicines
- Blood Sugar Tracker Sheet (256 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (320 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (374 downloads)
Storage of medicines
- Expiry Dates (403 downloads)
- Medication Storage - Temperature Record Chart (14 downloads)
- Refrigerator Temperature Record Chart (293 downloads)
Transfer of medicines out of care home
- Holiday or Day Leave Medication Tracker (425 downloads)
- Medication Leaving Care Home Tracker (404 downloads)
When required (PRN) medicines
Competency
Medicine errors