Excel Care Management Services Ltd 142 Market Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0DX Phone: 01942 883 970, Fax: N/A Page: 6 of 34 Reviewed: 06/01/2017 Amended: 24/02/2017 CM03 - Medications Policy and Procedure  HomeCare are permitted, if trained, to: Give capsules tablets and oral medicines; Apply external creams and lotions; Insert drops to ears nose or eyes; Administer inhaled medication. Timing of medication administration can be crucial and adherence to medication prescription instructions must be followed. This must be clearly indicated in the medication Care Plan and in the medication administration record. Medicines must be given only to the person for whom they are prescribed, following the prescription instructions. Medicines must be only from the container in which they are supplied by the Pharmacy or GP. DOSES OF MEDICATION MUST NOT BE PUT OUT IN ADVANCE OF ADMINISTRATION; this can lead to errors and accidents. Ongoing updating Health and social care practitioners should be able to access reliable and up to date information about medicines. Resources may include the patient information leaflet supplied with the medicine and the following websites: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency NHS choices NICE Evidence Patient.co.uk Health professionals may also use the: British National Formulary (BNF) British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) Clinical Knowledge Summaries Electronic Medicines Compendium Particular staff training issues for services delivered in the Service User’s own home: Where home care staff only supervise Service Users’ self-medication: There may be occasions when the home care service needs to offer support with medication due to Service Users’ mental health issues; Training must include: How to support Service User to take responsibility for own medicines; Action to be taken if a Service User becomes unwell and unable to take full responsibility for medicines; Obtaining Service User formal consent if care workers give medication; Which medication the care worker can give, having been trained to do so;
Care Management Services Ltd 142 Market Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0DX Phone: 01942 883 970, Fax: N/A Page: 21 of 34 Reviewed: 06/01/2017 Amended: 24/02/2017 CM03 - Medications Policy and Procedure Authority to Handle Medications Control Sheet TO BE USED ONLY WHEN AGENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICINES. TO BE MAINTAINED CENTRALLY IN RESPECT OF ALL STAFF. Employee Name Authorised for nursing or residential or witness and/or ordering and/or controlled which, registered manager sign and date) NMC standards received & understood Registered nurses only (employee sign & date) The Agency)’s policies & procedures training received and understood (employee sign & date) Sample signature of authorised person, as to be used on medications records (enter both signature and initials – both may be used) Specific training (specify, and date completed) Specific training event (specify, and date completed) Specific training event (specify, and date completed) THE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE (ONLY) ARE AUTHORISED TO CARRY OUT MEDICATIONS HANDLING WITHIN THE RANGE SPECIFIED IN THE COLUMN “AUTHORISED FOR RESIDENTIAL/NURSING/WITNESS”. Display copy in: Care Management office; Copy to each Service User MAR sheet folder in their own home.
Excel Care Management Services Ltd 142 Market Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0DX Phone: 01942 883 970, Fax: N/A Page: 22 of 34 Reviewed: 06/01/2017 Amended: 24/02/2017 CM03 - Medications Policy and Procedure Record of Medications Returned to Pharmacy or Contractor TO BE USED ONLY WHEN AGENCY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGEMENT OF MEDICATIONS Item Service User prescribed for Quantity returned Date Signature of person withdrawing medication Signature (sent to pharmacy or contractor) Signature (received at pharmacy or contractor)
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