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Managing medicines in care homes

Social care guideline [SC1] Published date: 14 March 2014

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Tools and resources

Tools to help you put the guidance into practice.

Education

  • Webinar: Giving medicines covertly – overcoming the challenges (NICE/SCIE September 2019)  
  • Quick guide: Giving medicines covertly - for care home managers and home care managers providing medicines support  
  • Webinar: Managing medicines in care homes and the community (NICE/SCIE September 2018)  
  • Useful resources from other organisations  
  • Case scenarios for health and social care staff PDF 389.48 KB 14 March 2014  

Implementation support

  • Endorsed resource – Care home charter for medicines  
  • NICEimpact adult social care  
  • Measuring the use of NICE guidance  
  • Endorsed resource – Medicines Use in Care Homes E-learning (course 2)  
  • Endorsed resource – Medicines Use in Care Homes E-learning (course 1)  

Case studies

  • Quality and Productivity case study - Ensuring appropriate use of monitored dosage systems: reducing unnecessary pharmacy workload  

Audit and service improvement

  • Using quality standards to improve practice in care homes for older people PDF 278.29 KB 11 January 2015  
  • Baseline assessment tool Excel 435.76 KB 14 March 2014  
  • Checklist for care home medicines policy PDF 565.66 KB 14 March 2014  

Shared learning

  • Shared learning information  

Guidance into practice

  • About the Into practice guide  
  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance