Care Home - Best Practice Guidance

Best Practice Guidance documents have been produced for use in care homes in Kent and Medway.

To access the Guidance Document click on the highlighted text under the Title column

Use documents past their review date with Caution

Title	Issuing Body	Date of Issue	Update Due
Audit Action Plan Log	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
Controlled Drug Management Best Practice Guidance	Kent & Medway CCG	Mar 2022	Mar 2024
Covert Administration Best Practice Guidance	Kent & Medway CCG	May 2022	May 2024
Covert Administration - GP Summary covert administration	Kent & Medway CCG	May 2022	May 2024
Critical Medicines List for Care Homes	Kent & Medway ICB	Aug 2022	Aug 2024
MAR - Daily MAR chart checklist for Care Homes	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
MAR - MAR chart issues and actions log for Care Homes	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
Medication Error and Near Miss reporting form	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
Medication Disposal and Waste Management in Care Homes	Kent & Medway CCG	May 2022	May 2024
Medication Storage and Temperature Monitoring Best Practice Guidance	Kent & Medway CCG	Mar 2022	Mar 2024
Medicines - Administration Record Front Cover	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
Medicines - Administration Staff Signature List	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
Medicines - Record of changes to medication	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
Medicines - Self-Reflection for Medication Error	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
Medicines Reconciliation Best Practice Guidance	Kent & Medway CCG	May 2022	May 2024
Medicines - Weekly Medication Checklist	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
Professional visit notes	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
Proxy Access - A Guide to Implementing EMIS Proxy Access for Care Homes	Kent & Medway ICB	Aug 2023	Aug 2025
Topical Medicines Application Record Chart - TMAR	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
Transdermal Patch Application Record Chart	Kent & Medway ICB	Jul 2023	Jul 2025
When Required Medications Best Practice Guidance	Kent & Medway CCG	Mar 2022	Mar 2024

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