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Implementing, monitoring and reviewing policy

In this section

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    Duty of Care
  3. 3
    Royal Pharmaceutical Society principles
  4. 4
    Responsibilites
  5. 5
    Training and competency
  6. 6
    Information required before staff may assist with medication
  7. 7
    People assessed as able to manage their own medication
  8. 8
    Prompting/assisting with/administering medication
  9. 9
    Side effects/adverse reactions to medications
  10. 10
    Medication administration errors and incidents
  11. 11
    Ordering/receiving medication supplies
  12. 12
    Storing medication safely
  1. 13
    Continuity of care
  2. 14
    Returning medication at the end of service/disposal of unwanted medication
  3. 15
    Controlled drugs
  4. 16
    Medication records and data protection
  5. 17
    Medication audits
  6. 18
    Emergency Planning
  7. 19
    Concerns and complaints
  8. 20
    Implementing, monitoring and reviewing policy
  9. 21
    Appendix 1
  10. 22
    Appendix 2
  11. 23
    Appendix 3 - legal context
  12. 24
    Policy Details

20.1    This policy will be published on the council’s website. Line managers will advise staff that policy has been revised. 

20.2    Compliance with this policy will be monitored by the management team and through internal audit processes and investigation of medication incidents and near misses.

20.3    We will review this policy by the end of July 2023.

 

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