Managing medicines in care homes – four top tips (a blog by Steve Turner)

Summary

In this blog, Steve Turner, a qualified nurse, specialising in clinical educational and patient engagement, offers up four tips for managing medicines in care home settings, under the following headings:

1. Care Homes must have a medicines policy that is regularly reviewed.
2. People must have an accurate listing of their medicines on the day they transfer to the care home.
3. People who live in care homes should have at least 1 multidisciplinary medication review per year.
4. Ensure you have safe systems for administering and recording medicines.

To read the full blog and to find out more about each tip, follow the link below.