Policies and Procedures for Care & Nursing Homes

The Importance of Effective Medication Management

Compliant under The Care Act 2014 and The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
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It is the responsibility of all care providers, irrespective of the type of service being run, to handle medications in the safest manner possible. Irrespective of the type of service being run, it is the responsibility of all care providers to apply the highest standards of safety to medication management. Care providers are required to demonstrate that the standards of care as proscribed by the Care Quality Commission (Outcome 9, Regulation 13) are met.

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Policies and procedures included in Medications Management package
(only relevant Care provision templates apply)

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- Medications Management
CM02 - Overarching Medication Policy and Procedure
CM13 - Homely Remedies Policy and Procedure
CM06 - Ordering and Receipt of Medication Policy and Procedure
CM07 - Storage of Medication Policy and Procedure
CM08 - Safe Disposal of Medication Policy and Procedure
CM09 - Controlled Drugs Policy and Procedure
CM10 - Other Routes of Medication Administration Policy and Procedure
CM11 - Administration of Medicines Policy and Procedure
CM12 - Recording the Administration of Medication Policy and Procedure
CM14 - Training and Competency on Medications Policy and Procedure
CM15 - Medication Errors and Near Misses Policy and Procedure
CM16 - Auditing and Monitoring of Medication Policy and Procedure
CM17 - Covert Medication Policy and Procedure
CM18 - As Required and Variable Dose Medication Policy and Procedure
CM20 - Medication Away from Home Policy and Procedure
CM03 - Overarching Medication Policy and Procedure
CM30 - Storage of Medication Policy and Procedure
CM31 - Safe Disposal of Medication Policy and Procedure
CM32 - Controlled Drugs Policy and Procedure
CM33 - Other Routes of Medication Administration Policy and Procedure
CM34 - Administration of Medicines Policy and Procedure
CM35 - Recording the Administration of Medication Policy and Procedure
CM36 - Over the Counter Medication Policy and Procedure
CM37 - Training and Competency on Medications Policy and Procedure
CM38 - Medication Errors and Near Misses Policy and Procedure
CM39 - Auditing and Monitoring of Medication Policy and Procedure
CM40 - Covert Medication Policy and Procedure
CM41 - As Required and Variable Dose Medication Policy and Procedure
CM42 - Medication Away from Home Policy and Procedure
CM43 - Collection of Prescriptions Policy and Procedure
GDPR01 - Overarching GDPR Policy and Procedure
GDPR04 - Initial Privacy Impact Assessment Policy and Procedure
GDPR02 - Appointing a Data Protection Officer Policy and Procedure
GDPR10 - Consent Authorisation Policy and Procedure
GDPR03 - Data Security and Data Retention Policy and Procedure
GDPR05 - Subject Access Requests Policy and Procedure
GDPR06 - Breach Notification Policy & Procedure
GDPR07 - Privacy Notice Policy & Procedure
GDPR08 - Website Privacy Policy and Procedure
GDPR09 - Fair Processing Notice Policy and Procedure
GDPRG01 - Act Now!
GDPRG02 - Key Terms
GDPRG03 - Key Principles
GDPRG04 - Processing Personal Data
GDPRG05 - Rights of the Data Subject
GDPRG06 - Transferring Personal Data
GDPRF01 - Initial Privacy Impact Assessment
GDPRF02 - Appointment of a Data Protection Officer
GDPRF08 - Website Privacy Statement
GDPRF03 - Template Subject Access Request Letter
GDPRF04 - Cookies Example Policy Statement
GDPRF09 - Consent Authorisation Form - Person with Capacity
GDPRF10 - Consent Authorisation Form - Person Lacking Capacity
GDPRF05 - Template Fair Processing Notice - Employees
GDPRF06 - Template Fair Processing Notice - External
GDPRF07 - Breach Notification Process Map
GDPRF11 - Subject Access Request
GDPRF12 - Privacy Impact Assessment
- Business Operations
EU01 - EU Exit Guidance
EU02 - No Deal Brexit Update Regarding the Continuity of Medicines and Medical Products

Ongoing Support and Guidance for Medications Management

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Includes
Medications audit
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CQC Compliant Drug & Medications Management

Subsequently, all care services are expected to ensure that medicines are received, handled, stored, administered, disposed of and recorded in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as best practice recommendations.

The QCS Medications Management Module is highly effective at achieving compliance in this demanding area. The QCS medication audit tool helps you ensure this is the case while the medication risk assessment forms ensure that risk areas are not overlooked. This module was designed to help you manage medications with confidence through a stable and secure medications policy.