Excel Care Management Services Ltd Page: 6 of 34 Reviewed: 142 Market Street, Atherton, Manchester, M46 0DX 06/01/2017 Phone: 01942 883 970, Fax: N/A Amended: 24/02/2017 CM03 - Medications Policy and Procedure HomeCare are permitted, if trained, to:  capsules tablets and oral medicines; Give external creams and lotions; Apply drops to ears nose or eyes; Insert inhaled medication. Administer of medication administration can be crucial and adherence to medication prescription instructions Timing This must be clearly indicated in the medication Care Plan and in the medication administration must be followed. record. must be given only to the person for whom they are prescribed, following the prescription Medicines instructions. must be only from the container in which they are supplied by the Pharmacy or Medicines GP. DOSES OF MEDICATION MUST NOT BE PUT OUT IN ADVANCE OF ADMINISTRATION; this can lead to errors and accidents. Ongoing updating and social care practitioners should be able to access reliable and up to date information about medicines. Health Resources may include the patient information leaflet supplied with the medicine and the following websites: and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Medicines choices NHS Evidence NICE Patient.co.uk professionals may also use the: Health National Formulary (BNF) British National Formulary for Children (BNFC) British Knowledge Summaries Electronic Medicines Compendium Clinical Particular staff training issues for services delivered in the Service User’s own home: home care staff only supervise Service Users’ self-medication: Where may be occasions when the home care service needs to offer support with medication due to Service There Users’ mental health issues; must include: Training to support Service User to take responsibility for own medicines; How to be taken if a Service User becomes unwell and unable to take full responsibility for medicines; Action Service User formal consent if care workers give medication; Obtaining medication the care worker can give, having been trained to do so; Which
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;
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