Care home medicines policy
All care homes should have a written policy that they follow, which gives information about how staff in the care homes should:
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share information about medicines
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keep records about medicines
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deal with any mistakes that might happen when people who are living in a care home are given their medicines
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review and accurately list the medicines someone is taking
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order, receive, store and dispose (or get rid) of medicines
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give medicines to people in their care.
The policy should be checked regularly to make sure that it is up to date.