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Medicines Management Newsletter
In This Issue
Prompting vs administering
Covert Administration of Medicines
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Issue: 1 January 2008
Greetings!

Happy New Year to you!

 As medicines management is such an important area to get right in your business....and...because in the course of our training we come across so many misunderstanding in this area....we have put together some information that we know you will find valuable in the running of your organisation and teams in the form of a regular newsletter about medicines management in practice.

Over the coming months we will continue to keep you up to date with current issues, hot topics and information to help you continue to deliver the best service possible for those in you care. We would also love to hear from you too. If  you have any questions or comments about medicines in care we are happy to answer them and share best practice. Simply email tracey.dowe@momentumpeople.co.uk or call 01793 700929.

Below are a few articles to start the New Year........
 
Prompting vs Administering
 j0178847.jpg   A topic close to many of our hearts if we are in the business of caring for people who take or use any form of medication. It's a mine field isn't it? If you or your care staff were administering medicines to your service users - you would want to ensure that they were fully trained and competent to do so wouldn't you? Me too

 
Covert Administration of Medicines
 

j0321104.jpgCovert administration of medicines has recently hit the news again and in my training I often meet care workers who do not understand what covert administration is and why it is not acceptable. 'Covert' administration of medication is disguising the medicine in food, normally by crushing tablets or opening capsules and mixing them with the food to be eaten by the service user.

 
Care workers who have not been trained on medicines management will often think they are acting in the best interest of the service use, rationalizing that it is better that the person gets the medication than go with out because they do not want to take it. On the surface it appears a reasonable thing to do to them.

Read more.....

Tracey Dowe is a qualified pharmacist with over 25 years in the business, Life coach, Master Strategist and Trainer with a mission to "Inspire others to find the best in themselves and to give the best of themselves".

Momentum People Ltd is working with many large social care organisations to deliver medication training, advise on policies and procedures and give lectures on the specialised and highly important area of medicines management in care. Tracey is passionate about people, health and pharmacy and combines them her business life to ensure that workers in social care get the best training in medicines management that there is out there delivered by an expert. It gives the care agencies and care homes peace of mind that their teams are knowledgeable and that they understand the importance of keeping good records. It allows the people receiving the care to be better supported and safely looked after.

For more information on high quality in-house courses and open-workshops in medicines management delivered by the expert  click here

If there are topics you would like to know more about please drop us a line - we look forward to hearing from you and supporting you in the valuable work that you do.

Sincerely,
 

Tracey Dowe
Momentum People Ltd