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 (1201 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (669 downloads)
- Stock Count Sheet (729 downloads)
Controlled drugs
- Common Controlled Drugs and Legal Requirements for Care Homes (394 downloads)
- Guidelines on the management of controlled drugs (CD) in care homes (838 downloads)
Covert administration & swallowing difficulties
- Administering Medication in Food to Facilitate Swallowing (490 downloads)
- Administration of Medication to Residents with Swallowing Difficulties (1012 downloads)
- Covert Administration of Medication Guidance (658 downloads)
- Covert Medication Care Documentation Form (658 downloads)
- Covert Medication Review form (470 downloads)
Disposal and waste medicines
Homely remedies & self-care (OTC medicines)
- Example Homely Remedies Policy (488 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (669 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Guide (930 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Stock Sheet (348 downloads)
- Recommendation for Self Care Product (480 downloads)
- Safety of Medicines in Care Homes (721 downloads)
MAR chart and associated documents
- Aqueous Cream Wash Chart (412 downloads)
- Emollient Record Sheet (497 downloads)
- Good Practice -Daily Transdermal Patch Application Record (429 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance - Thickener Administration Record (388 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (452 downloads)
- Medicine Administration Record (MAR) Front Cover (485 downloads)
- Nutritional Supplement Administration Chart (362 downloads)
- Responsible Person in Charge of Medication (RP) (365 downloads)
- Skin Wash and Emollient Administration Record Sheet (361 downloads)
- Sorbaderm Application Record Sheet (332 downloads)
- Specimen Signature Sheet (268 downloads)
- Topical Application Record Sheet (2135 downloads)
- Transdermal Patch Application Record Sheet (879 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (508 downloads)
Medicine orders, receipt and reconciliation
- Consent to Proxy Access to GP Online Services (67 downloads)
- Interim Medication Tracker (635 downloads)
- Medication Reconciliation Tracker (637 downloads)
- Monthly Medication Tracker (816 downloads)
Medicine review
- Care home medicine review letter (447 downloads)
- Clinical Consultation Prescribing Checklist (304 downloads)
- Clinical Visit Form (334 downloads)
Prescribing guidance/ resources
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (665 downloads)
- I-Hydrate: Resources to Support the Hydration of Care Home Residents (UWL) (338 downloads)
- Scottish UTI Network Urine Colour Chart (174 downloads)
- Think “Kidneys” Before Administering Medicines To Residents Who Are Unwell (255 downloads)
Self-administration
Specialist / Critical Medicines
- Blood Sugar Tracker Sheet (326 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (452 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (508 downloads)
Storage of medicines
- Expiry Dates (555 downloads)
- Medication Storage - Temperature Record Chart (115 downloads)
- Refrigerator Temperature Record Chart (400 downloads)
Transfer of medicines out of care home
- Holiday or Day Leave Medication Tracker (507 downloads)
- Medication Leaving Care Home Tracker (495 downloads)
When required (PRN) medicines
Competency
Medicine errors