What is it about?
Steve Turner reflects on the communication challenges facing nursing and residential homes around implementing the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines and quality standards, and offers some practical advice.
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Why is it important?
The management of medicines in care homes is critical to the safety and well-being of residents. Especially as many residents cannot communicate their wishes easily, and many have multiple health conditions. Residents, staff and relatives are asking for better basic information & knowledge about medicines, including more 'on the job' learning on how to to communicate this effectively with clinical staff and G.P.s.
Perspectives
When I've visited care homes to carry out reviews etc. I've learned a great deal from working directly with care home staff, many of whom are not registered processionals. I've been struck by the enthusiasm of staff, at all levels, to learn how to deliver the best care. We need to invest more in our people.
Steve Turner
University of Plymouth
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This page is a summary of: Communication and sharing information: managing medicines, Nursing and Residential Care, April 2015, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/nrec.2015.17.4.204.
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