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Medication audits

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  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

17.1    Medication stocks and records will be subject to regular audit as required by local procedures for stock reconciliation.

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