Explore our medicines management resources designed for adult social care. These tools support training, quality assurance, and competency assessment, and provide a framework for reviewing factors contributing to medicine errors.
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This framework supports investigating medicines errors in adult social care settings to enhance safety and learning.
- Designed for managers and safeguarding teams to support a root cause analysis approach.
- Encourages involvement of staff in the review process to promote a culture of openness.
- Aims to identify and prevent future medicines errors, enhancing safety for individuals supported.
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This form can be used to prompt wider thinking around the causes of medicines errors, document findings and create an action plan to help prevent similar errors from happening again.
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View our overview of our medicines management and competency resources for adult social care. Understand each resource and how it should be used.
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For checking that the content and quality of your medicines management training is at the recommended standard.
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This guide should be used when assessing competency relating to managing and administering medicines in adult social care settings. It includes template recording tools for you to use.
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These checklists have been developed to support the quality assurance of processes related to medicines management training and competency assessment in adult social care settings.
Meeting CQC expectations for medicines
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) evaluates medicines optimisation as part of its focus on safe care. Providers that meet expectations typically show safe administration, strong staff training, accurate records, secure storage, regular audits, and clear competency assessments. Effective PRN protocols, person‑centred support, and prompt action on errors also help ensure compliance with national guidance.
Alongside the resources on this page, 麻豆原创’s '' and '' offer further support for meeting CQC requirements around medicines optimisation.
Managing meds with confidence: Practical steps for safer care
In partnership with The Outstanding Society, this webinar focuses on medicines optimisation - a key part of safe, high-quality care and a common focus in CQC assessments. You’ll gain practical guidance and insight from care providers and sector specialists, with examples of outstanding practice and tools to build staff confidence and competence.
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Delivered in partnership with the CQC, 麻豆原创 has produced a series of recorded webinars covering regulations, best practices, and practical tools. Topics include eMAR, PRN medicines, patch rotation, over-the-counter remedies, controlled drugs, and collaboration with pharmacists, GPs, and families. It ensures staff are trained and competent in safe medication management.