Domiciliary care - Medication guidance

Medication guidance

Kirklees' medication processes and guidance sheets have been developed to promote good practice amongst providers supporting service users with medication.

The medication guidance sheets are not to replace providers own medication policy or procedures but can be used to complement them.

The administration of medicines is a regulated activity under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (regulated activities) Regulations 2014 and Medicines management.

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Medication guidance documents

• Auditing of a medication administration record (MAR)
• Collecting prescriptions
• Consent
• Controlled drugs
• Creams, bath preparations and ointments
• Crushing medication
• Cytotoxic drugs
• Disguising medications in food and drink
• Drops, ointments, sprays and gels
• Hiding medication
• Leaving medication out, to be taken at a later time
• Liquid medication
• Medication errors
• Medication recording and medication competency assessments
• Medicine roles not normally undertaken by contracted providers
• Non-prescribed medication
• Ordering medications
• Patches
• PRN medication
• Refusal to take medication
• Risk assessments
• Secondary dispensing
• Storage and disposal
• Supporting with medication from different types of packaging
• Time sensitive medications
• Use of oxygen
• Warfarin