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 (1471 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (844 downloads)
- Stock Count Sheet (932 downloads)
- Weekly Medication Audit Checklist (215 downloads)
Controlled drugs
- Common Controlled Drugs and Legal Requirements for Care Homes (513 downloads)
- Guidelines on the management of controlled drugs (CD) in care homes (952 downloads)
Covert administration & swallowing difficulties
- Administering Medication in Food to Facilitate Swallowing (586 downloads)
- Administration of Medication to Residents with Swallowing Difficulties (1105 downloads)
- Covert Administration of Medication Guidance (769 downloads)
- Covert Medication Care Documentation Form (799 downloads)
- Covert Medication Review form (576 downloads)
Disposal and waste medicines
Homely remedies & self-care (OTC medicines)
- Example Homely Remedies Policy (583 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (844 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Guide (1022 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Stock Sheet (434 downloads)
- Recommendation for Self Care Product (590 downloads)
- Safety of Medicines in Care Homes (808 downloads)
MAR chart and associated documents
- Aqueous Cream Wash Chart (520 downloads)
- Emollient Record Sheet (616 downloads)
- Good Practice -Daily Transdermal Patch Application Record (600 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance - Thickener Administration Record (548 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (573 downloads)
- Medicine Administration Record (MAR) Front Cover (609 downloads)
- Nutritional Supplement Administration Chart (465 downloads)
- Responsible Person in Charge of Medication (RP) (461 downloads)
- Skin Wash and Emollient Administration Record Sheet (446 downloads)
- Sorbaderm Application Record Sheet (417 downloads)
- Specimen Signature Sheet (353 downloads)
- Topical Application Record Sheet (2339 downloads)
- Transdermal Patch Application Record Sheet (1103 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (634 downloads)
Medicine orders, receipt and reconciliation
- Consent to Proxy Access to GP Online Services (122 downloads)
- Interim Medication Tracker (763 downloads)
- Medication Reconciliation Tracker (718 downloads)
- Monthly Medication Tracker (917 downloads)
Medicine review
- Care home medicine review letter (517 downloads)
- Clinical Consultation Prescribing Checklist (351 downloads)
- Clinical Visit Form (392 downloads)
Prescribing guidance/ resources
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (913 downloads)
- I-Hydrate: Resources to Support the Hydration of Care Home Residents (UWL) (425 downloads)
- Scottish UTI Network Urine Colour Chart (229 downloads)
- Think “Kidneys” Before Administering Medicines To Residents Who Are Unwell (309 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (2967 downloads)
Self-administration
Specialist / Critical Medicines
- Blood Sugar Tracker Sheet (407 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (573 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (634 downloads)
Storage of medicines
- Expiry Dates (681 downloads)
- Medication Storage - Temperature Record Chart (183 downloads)
- Refrigerator Temperature Record Chart (478 downloads)
- Room Temperature Record Chart (67 downloads)
Transfer of medicines out of care home
- Holiday or Day Leave Medication Tracker (573 downloads)
- Medication Leaving Care Home Tracker (566 downloads)
When required (PRN) medicines
- Good Practice Guidance PRN Form (1104 downloads)
- PRN and Variable Dose Medications (1018 downloads)
- When Required or Variable Dose Medication (121 downloads)
Competency
Medicine errors