17 May 2018 · The Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust was commissioned to deliver improved proactive integrated care to care home residents. The project was commissioned across…
21 May 2018 · The Care Home improvement team in Herts valley CCG is a multidisciplinary team which includes pharmacists, nurses, emergency care practitioners and GPs in an advisory role. They…
22 May 2018 · The Northumbria Shine project showed that when you undertake a patient-centred review of medicines in a care home setting, you not only improve quality and…
1 August 2018 · Covert administration of medicines is a complex issue and involves disguising the administration of a medicine (e.g. in food or drink) to a patient lacking…
10 October 2018 · This publication is a brief good practice guide for staff working in NHS commissioned health and social care organisations in England. It describes the legal…
22 October 2018 · For patients taking the prolonged-release preparation of co-beneldopa (Madopar® CR), there may be clinical situations when an alternative formulation of co-beneldopa needs to be considered…
17 June 2020 · Resources to support pharmacy teams working in care homes Wednesday 17 June 2020 13.00 – 14.00 In this webinar Emma McClay (Pharmacy Integration Project Lead, SPS)…
2 July 2020 · It is usual practice for Care Home Pharmacy Technicians to conduct regular reviews of Medicine Administration (MAR) Charts of Care Home residents, and also when…
7 July 2020 · This example shows how an experienced care home pharmacist has put together a video presentation hosted on a youtube channel to support pharmacy teams new…
21 July 2020 · This example summarises the steps that the Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes (MOCH) team at Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG has taken to improve communication and…