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 (221 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (216 downloads)
- Stock Count Sheet (143 downloads)
Controlled drugs
- Common Controlled Drugs and Legal Requirements for Care Homes (15 downloads)
- Guidelines on the management of controlled drugs (CD) in care homes (481 downloads)
Covert administration & swallowing difficulties
- Administering Medication in Food to Facilitate Swallowing (164 downloads)
- Administration of Medication to Residents with Swallowing Difficulties (695 downloads)
- Covert Administration of Medication Guidance (238 downloads)
- Covert Medication Care Documentation Form (210 downloads)
- Covert Medication Review form (158 downloads)
Disposal and waste medicines
Homely remedies & self-care (OTC medicines)
- Example Homely Remedies Policy (186 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (216 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Guide (635 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Stock Sheet (104 downloads)
- Recommendation for Self Care Product (219 downloads)
- Safety of Medicines in Care Homes (439 downloads)
MAR chart and associated documents
- Aqueous Cream Wash Chart (91 downloads)
- Emollient Record Sheet (138 downloads)
- Good Practice -Daily Transdermal Patch Application Record (0 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance - Thickener Administration Record (0 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (101 downloads)
- Medicine Administration Record (MAR) Front Cover (136 downloads)
- Nutritional Supplement Administration Chart (94 downloads)
- Responsible Person in Charge of Medication (RP) (109 downloads)
- Skin Wash and Emollient Administration Record Sheet (96 downloads)
- Sorbaderm Application Record Sheet (96 downloads)
- Specimen Signature Sheet (76 downloads)
- Topical Application Record Sheet (777 downloads)
- Transdermal Patch Application Record Sheet (268 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (124 downloads)
Medicine orders, receipt and reconciliation
- Interim Medication Tracker (353 downloads)
- Medication Reconciliation Tracker (371 downloads)
- Monthly Medication Tracker (499 downloads)
Medicine review
- Care home medicine review letter (142 downloads)
- Clinical Consultation Prescribing Checklist (84 downloads)
- Clinical Visit Form (99 downloads)
Prescribing guidance/ resources
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (244 downloads)
- I-Hydrate: Resources to Support the Hydration of Care Home Residents (UWL) (95 downloads)
- Scottish UTI Network Urine Colour Chart (11 downloads)
- Think “Kidneys” Before Administering Medicines To Residents Who Are Unwell (92 downloads)
Self-administration
Specialist / Critical Medicines
- Blood Sugar Tracker Sheet (130 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (101 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (124 downloads)
Storage of medicines
Transfer of medicines out of care home
- Holiday or Day Leave Medication Tracker (290 downloads)
- Medication Leaving Care Home Tracker (266 downloads)
When required (PRN) medicines
Competency
Medicine errors