Guidance for Care Homes
The best practice guidance in this section has been written for use by managers, nurses and staff who are in employed in care homes (with or without nursing) in Oxfordshire to support them in the safe and effective use of medicines. If you have any queries or comments about the content of this guidance please contact the Medicines Management Team occg.medicines@nhs.net or via the switchboard on 01865 336800.
Good Practice Guidance M – Reducing medicines waste in Care Homes
Good Practice Guidance N – Admission of residents from care homes to hospital
Good Practice Guidance O – Discharge of residents from hospital to care homes
T34 Syringe Driver - 4 hourly checklist
T34 Syringe Driver - Clinical Protocol for the Subcutaneous Administration of Medicines via the T34 Syringe Driver for Adult Palliative Care Patients
T34 Syringe Driver - How to set up the T34 syringe driver
T34 Syringe Driver - Instruction video (YouTube)
Template - Audit Template for Compliance with a Medicines Policy in Care Homes (with or without Nursing)
Template - Care Home Admissions Alert Template