1. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives Delivering High Quality Seamless Care Medicine Management Anne Edwards November 2014

2. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives NICE guidance on Managing Medicines in Care Homes care home managers and staff should be following the NICE recommendations Guidance considers prescribing handling and administering medicines provision of care or services relating to medicines in care homes http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/sc1 NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes

3. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives NICE Pathways easy-to-use way of accessing this NICE guidance links to other relevant topics to create a network of information http://pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/managing-medicines- in-care-homes NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes: Pathways

4. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives NICE Tools and Resources help put the guidance into practice include a base line assessment tool check list for care homes medicine policy case scenarios for health and social care staff http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/sc1/resources NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes: Tools and Resources

5. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives Baseline Assessment Tool can be used by care homes to evaluate whether their practice is in line with the recommendations help care homes to plan activity to meet the recommendations http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/sc1/resources NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes: Tools – Baseline Assessment

6. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives Checklist for Care Home Medicines Policy for health and social care staff developing and updating a care home medicines policy accompanies the NICE guideline http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/sc1/resources NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes: Resources – Medicines Policy

7. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives Case Scenarios for health and social care staff tool to support the implementation of the NICE guideline http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/sc1/resources/managing- medicines-in-care-homes6 NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes: Resources – Case Scenarios

8. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives NICE Quality Standards concise set of prioritised statements designed to drive measurable quality improvements within a particular area of health or care derived from high-quality guidance from NICE other sources accredited by NICE NICE Quality Standards

9. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives DRAFT NICE Quality Standard now available for consultation consultation period ends Friday 7 th November 2014 Please note this quality standard is provisional may change after consultation with stakeholders http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid- qsd88/consultation DRAFT NICE Quality Standard for Managing Medicines in Care Homes

10. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives All care home managers and staff who deal with medication should by be aware and familiar with the NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes recommendations NICE Resources and Tools Be aware of updates to this guidance - printed copies can become out of date! NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes

11. Supporting people in Dorset to lead healthier lives The question you should all be asking Does your practice follow the NICE recommendations? If not - why not? NICE Managing Medicines in Care Homes