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 (1332 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (745 downloads)
- Stock Count Sheet (826 downloads)
- Weekly Medication Audit Checklist (84 downloads)
Controlled drugs
- Common Controlled Drugs and Legal Requirements for Care Homes (456 downloads)
- Guidelines on the management of controlled drugs (CD) in care homes (900 downloads)
Covert administration & swallowing difficulties
- Administering Medication in Food to Facilitate Swallowing (531 downloads)
- Administration of Medication to Residents with Swallowing Difficulties (1054 downloads)
- Covert Administration of Medication Guidance (705 downloads)
- Covert Medication Care Documentation Form (728 downloads)
- Covert Medication Review form (516 downloads)
Disposal and waste medicines
Homely remedies & self-care (OTC medicines)
- Example Homely Remedies Policy (536 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (745 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Guide (974 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Stock Sheet (391 downloads)
- Recommendation for Self Care Product (536 downloads)
- Safety of Medicines in Care Homes (763 downloads)
MAR chart and associated documents
- Aqueous Cream Wash Chart (460 downloads)
- Emollient Record Sheet (561 downloads)
- Good Practice -Daily Transdermal Patch Application Record (515 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance - Thickener Administration Record (464 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (509 downloads)
- Medicine Administration Record (MAR) Front Cover (551 downloads)
- Nutritional Supplement Administration Chart (409 downloads)
- Responsible Person in Charge of Medication (RP) (404 downloads)
- Skin Wash and Emollient Administration Record Sheet (404 downloads)
- Sorbaderm Application Record Sheet (367 downloads)
- Specimen Signature Sheet (304 downloads)
- Topical Application Record Sheet (2233 downloads)
- Transdermal Patch Application Record Sheet (985 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (565 downloads)
Medicine orders, receipt and reconciliation
- Consent to Proxy Access to GP Online Services (92 downloads)
- Interim Medication Tracker (718 downloads)
- Medication Reconciliation Tracker (675 downloads)
- Monthly Medication Tracker (865 downloads)
Medicine review
- Care home medicine review letter (478 downloads)
- Clinical Consultation Prescribing Checklist (328 downloads)
- Clinical Visit Form (364 downloads)
Prescribing guidance/ resources
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (769 downloads)
- I-Hydrate: Resources to Support the Hydration of Care Home Residents (UWL) (382 downloads)
- Scottish UTI Network Urine Colour Chart (203 downloads)
- Think “Kidneys” Before Administering Medicines To Residents Who Are Unwell (281 downloads)
Self-administration
Specialist / Critical Medicines
- Blood Sugar Tracker Sheet (359 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (509 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (565 downloads)
Storage of medicines
- Expiry Dates (612 downloads)
- Medication Storage - Temperature Record Chart (147 downloads)
- Refrigerator Temperature Record Chart (433 downloads)
- Room Temperature Record Chart (27 downloads)
Transfer of medicines out of care home
- Holiday or Day Leave Medication Tracker (540 downloads)
- Medication Leaving Care Home Tracker (534 downloads)
When required (PRN) medicines
- Good Practice Guidance PRN Form (1021 downloads)
- PRN and Variable Dose Medications (955 downloads)
- When Required or Variable Dose Medication (65 downloads)
Competency
Medicine errors