Introduction

1.    Introduction 

1.1    Gloucestershire County Council (we / the council) owns and operates residential/short break homes and day centres throughout Gloucestershire.   

1.2    This policy sets out the council’s requirements for medication management within these services to ensure that: 

• potential risks related to medication are identified and managed 
• medication is given safely and as prescribed when staff are responsible for medicine management

1.3    We promote independence throughout all our services. We will support people to look after and take their own medication unless this may put them or others at risk of harm. 

1.4    We will provide support with medication where this is assessed as necessary.  The nature and level of support depends on individual needs, for example, staff may prompt people to take their medication, supervise while they take it, assist with anything the person cannot physically manage for themselves or administer medication.

1.5    Staff will take full responsibility for managing medication for anyone over 16 assessed under the Mental Capacity Act 1983 (MCA) as lacking capacity to do so themselves.  

1.6     Staff will take full responsibility for managing medication for anyone under 16 who is not competent to do so themselves.  

Please click here to download the policy: In-House-Medication-Administration-Policy.pdf