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 (1608 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (925 downloads)
- Stock Count Sheet (1064 downloads)
- Weekly Medication Audit Checklist (355 downloads)
Controlled drugs
- Common Controlled Drugs and Legal Requirements for Care Homes (561 downloads)
- Guidelines on the management of controlled drugs (CD) in care homes (1018 downloads)
Covert administration & swallowing difficulties
- Administering Medication in Food to Facilitate Swallowing (648 downloads)
- Administration of Medication to Residents with Swallowing Difficulties (1164 downloads)
- Covert Administration of Medication Guidance (845 downloads)
- Covert Medication Care Documentation Form (905 downloads)
- Covert Medication Review form (639 downloads)
Disposal and waste medicines
Homely remedies & self-care (OTC medicines)
- Example Homely Remedies Policy (632 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (925 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Guide (1072 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Stock Sheet (482 downloads)
- Recommendation for Self Care Product (643 downloads)
- Safety of Medicines in Care Homes (844 downloads)
MAR chart and associated documents
- Aqueous Cream Wash Chart (563 downloads)
- Emollient Record Sheet (669 downloads)
- Good Practice -Daily Transdermal Patch Application Record (662 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance - Thickener Administration Record (602 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (631 downloads)
- Medicine Administration Record (MAR) Front Cover (695 downloads)
- Nutritional Supplement Administration Chart (509 downloads)
- Responsible Person in Charge of Medication (RP) (514 downloads)
- Skin Wash and Emollient Administration Record Sheet (483 downloads)
- Sorbaderm Application Record Sheet (456 downloads)
- Specimen Signature Sheet (389 downloads)
- Topical Application Record Sheet (2434 downloads)
- Transdermal Patch Application Record Sheet (1193 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (711 downloads)
Medicine orders, receipt and reconciliation
- Consent to Proxy Access to GP Online Services (156 downloads)
- Interim Medication Tracker (813 downloads)
- Medication Reconciliation Tracker (759 downloads)
- Monthly Medication Tracker (985 downloads)
Medicine review
- Care home medicine review letter (564 downloads)
- Clinical Consultation Prescribing Checklist (385 downloads)
- Clinical Visit Form (429 downloads)
Prescribing guidance/ resources
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (1038 downloads)
- I-Hydrate: Resources to Support the Hydration of Care Home Residents (UWL) (465 downloads)
- Scottish UTI Network Urine Colour Chart (259 downloads)
- Think “Kidneys” Before Administering Medicines To Residents Who Are Unwell (343 downloads)
- Useful prescribing information - a guide for prescribers (3037 downloads)
Self-administration
Specialist / Critical Medicines
- Blood Sugar Tracker Sheet (441 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (631 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (711 downloads)
Storage of medicines
- Expiry Dates (760 downloads)
- Medication Storage - Temperature Record Chart (226 downloads)
- Refrigerator Temperature Record Chart (518 downloads)
- Room Temperature Record Chart (100 downloads)
Transfer of medicines out of care home
- Holiday or Day Leave Medication Tracker (606 downloads)
- Medication Leaving Care Home Tracker (595 downloads)
When required (PRN) medicines
- Good Practice Guidance PRN Form (1158 downloads)
- PRN and Variable Dose Medications (1064 downloads)
- When Required or Variable Dose Medication (169 downloads)
Competency
Medicine errors