Medicines optimisation in care homes
Good Practice Guidance
The North West London Clinical Commissioning Groups Care Home Pharmacy Group have produced a suite of good practice guidance for use by care homes (nursing and residential) and health and social care providers to support them in the safe effective use of medicines. The guidance’s are based on national standards, legislation and guidance. Click on the links below to access these documents.
Care Homes Patient Safety Network - Imperial College Health Partners
Click here to view the slides from the September 2021 event
Click here to view the slides from the February 2022 event
This article was originally published on Imperial College Health Partner’s website: Care Homes Patient Safety Network - Imperial College Health Partners
Good practice guidance:
- Storage of Refrigerated Medicines
- Covert Administration
- Homely Remedies
- Medication for Social Leave
- Supporting Self-Medication
- Management of Controlled Drugs
- COVID 19 Medicine re-use scheme
- COVID 19 Transition from Multi-compartment Aids to Original Packs
- COVID-19 Diabetes in Care Homes
- Reducing medication errors in Care Homes
- NW London Care Home Good Practice Guidance 9 - Barrier creams and emollients
- Care Home Good Practice Guidance 11: Monitoring Of High Risk Medicines
- Care Home Good Practice Guidance 12: Goventment Supply Of Vitamin D Supplements For Care Home Residents
- NW London Guidance for primary care: Last phase of life/end of life - Anticipatory Medicines
NWL Care Home Pharmacy newsletters
NWL CCG's Care Home Pharmacy Newsletter January 2020
NWL CCG’s Care Home Pharmacy Newsletter September 2019
National guidance
NICE Guidance Managing Medicines in Care Homes 2014
