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Ensuring that people have an adequate supply of medication

In this section

  1. 1
    Introduction
  2. 2
    About this policy
  3. 3
    Who this policy applies to
  4. 4
    Royal Pharmaceutical Society principles
  5. 5
    Person Centred Care and Mental Capacity
  6. 6
    Duty of care in GSL arrangements
  7. 7
    Carer training, competency and general conditions which apply to medication administration in GSL arrangements
  8. 8
    Medications that trained and competent carers may administer
  9. 9
    Ensuring that people have an adequate supply of medication
  10. 10
    Storing medication
  11. 11
    Administering medication
  12. 12
    Medication records
  13. 13
    Disposing of medication
  14. 14
    Continuity of care when someone is on a short visit away from home or moves between carers
  1. 15
    Side effects / adverse reactions
  2. 16
    Medication errors
  3. 17
    Monitoring medication support arrangements / quality assurance
  4. 18
    Concerns and complaints
  5. 19
    Emergency preparedness
  6. 20
    Implementation
  7. 21
    Review
  8. 22
    Policy Details
  9. 23
    Appendix 1 - Definitions
  10. 24
    Appendix 2 - What must be recorded on the MAR
  11. 25
    Appendix 3 - Staff guidance and procedures for over the counter products for general use
  12. 26
    Appendix 4 -As Required “PRN” Medication Guidance
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    Appendix 5 - PRN Medication Administration Record (MAR) - In conjunction with PRN protocol Gloucestershire Shared Lives

9.1

GSL should be confident that people living with carers will get the medication they need in a way that suits them. 
9.2

Carers will encourage and support people with capacity to arrange their own medication supplies by working with pharmacies or doctors and providing reasonable adjustments to help people manage (such as large print, or easy read labels/patient information leaflets).   
9.3

When making decisions over the stock of medication, GSL officers and carers must make decisions in the persons best interests if they lack capacity to make the decisions themselves. This includes considering  the preferences of the person or their family members and their  social, cultural and emotional wants and needs.  
9.4

Carers who are responsible for medication supplies will ensure that sufficient medication is held so that prescribed treatments are not interrupted, for example by making sure that the person visits their GP as often as required and that prescriptions are ordered and collected without delay.
9.5

GSL carers are expected to record medication stock levels on the MAR sheet at the beginning of the month. Carers must then record stock reduction, adding new medications, and medication carried over to the next month.  
9.6

MAR sheets and medication stock levels/usage are subject to be audited monthly by  GSL.  
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