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 (334 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (292 downloads)
- Stock Count Sheet (235 downloads)
Controlled drugs
- Common Controlled Drugs and Legal Requirements for Care Homes (100 downloads)
- Guidelines on the management of controlled drugs (CD) in care homes (567 downloads)
Covert administration & swallowing difficulties
- Administering Medication in Food to Facilitate Swallowing (236 downloads)
- Administration of Medication to Residents with Swallowing Difficulties (763 downloads)
- Covert Administration of Medication Guidance (330 downloads)
- Covert Medication Care Documentation Form (284 downloads)
- Covert Medication Review form (222 downloads)
Disposal and waste medicines
Homely remedies & self-care (OTC medicines)
- Example Homely Remedies Policy (247 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Competency Assessment (292 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Guide (705 downloads)
- Homely Remedies Stock Sheet (147 downloads)
- Recommendation for Self Care Product (270 downloads)
- Safety of Medicines in Care Homes (479 downloads)
MAR chart and associated documents
- Aqueous Cream Wash Chart (131 downloads)
- Emollient Record Sheet (208 downloads)
- Good Practice -Daily Transdermal Patch Application Record (67 downloads)
- Good Practice Guidance - Thickener Administration Record (68 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (148 downloads)
- Medicine Administration Record (MAR) Front Cover (186 downloads)
- Nutritional Supplement Administration Chart (134 downloads)
- Responsible Person in Charge of Medication (RP) (150 downloads)
- Skin Wash and Emollient Administration Record Sheet (145 downloads)
- Sorbaderm Application Record Sheet (128 downloads)
- Specimen Signature Sheet (100 downloads)
- Topical Application Record Sheet (1141 downloads)
- Transdermal Patch Application Record Sheet (378 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (203 downloads)
Medicine orders, receipt and reconciliation
- Interim Medication Tracker (401 downloads)
- Medication Reconciliation Tracker (419 downloads)
- Monthly Medication Tracker (560 downloads)
Medicine review
- Care home medicine review letter (182 downloads)
- Clinical Consultation Prescribing Checklist (118 downloads)
- Clinical Visit Form (134 downloads)
Prescribing guidance/ resources
- Guidance for the Prevention and Early Recognition of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Care Home Residents (312 downloads)
- I-Hydrate: Resources to Support the Hydration of Care Home Residents (UWL) (128 downloads)
- Scottish UTI Network Urine Colour Chart (31 downloads)
- Think “Kidneys” Before Administering Medicines To Residents Who Are Unwell (114 downloads)
Self-administration
Specialist / Critical Medicines
- Blood Sugar Tracker Sheet (164 downloads)
- Insulin Injection Administration Record Sheet (148 downloads)
- Warfarin Administration Chart (203 downloads)
Storage of medicines
Transfer of medicines out of care home
- Holiday or Day Leave Medication Tracker (317 downloads)
- Medication Leaving Care Home Tracker (293 downloads)
When required (PRN) medicines
Competency
Medicine errors