Policy Updates
Wales - Medications - Mental Health
Overarching Medication Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WCM02This policy describes the approach to managing medication safely. It is part of a suite of medication management policies and must be read with the other policies. This policy has been amended to highlight that Care Workers must record the medicines support given to a person for each individual medicine on every occasion, in line with Regulation 58 of The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017. This includes details of all support for prescribed and over-the-counter medicines, such as reminding a person to take their medicine, giving the person their medicine and recording whether the person has taken or declined their medicine. The policy now includes that a MAR must be used to record verbal reminders or physical assistance and the suggested code of V and P be used on the MAR. Reference to numerical medication levels removed, e.g. Type 1, Type 2.
Recording the Administration of Medication Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WCM12Content reviewed to ensure that it is in line with best practice guidelines. References have also been reviewed and updated, with further current ones added. Body map and self-administration questionnaire added.
Administration of Medicines Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WCM11Annual review and updated content. References updated to reflect the newly released Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidance.
Other Routes of Medication Administration Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WCM10Policy reviewed with no significant changes and references checked and updated.
Medication Errors and Near Misses Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WCM15Policy reviewed with no significant changes and references checked and updated.
Auditing and Monitoring of Medication Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WCM16Policy reviewed with no significant changes and references checked and updated.
As Required and Variable Dose Medication Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WCM18Annual review with content updated to reflect the removal of the NMC standards and the new release of Royal Pharmaceutical Society guidance. Warfarin details now moved to the forms section to provide a guide for staff. PRN protocol added to the forms section for staff use.
Safe Disposal of Medication Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WCM08Policy reviewed with no significant changes and references checked and updated.
Ordering and Receipt of Medication Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WCM06Policy reviewed with no significant changes and references checked and updated.
Training and Competency on Medications Policy and Procedure
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Reference: WCM14This policy has been reviewed to ensure compliance with Regulation 58 of The Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017; and to reflect the changes in the NMC in relation to medication.
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