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Secondary Dispensing
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Issue: 2 February 2008
Greetings!

It's February already and time to give you a few more updates and a little more information in the important area of Medicines Management.

Already this year we have had questions with regards to checking medication when it arrives with you in your care setting, covert administration of medicines, policy queries and much more. We are dedicated to providing you with answers and solutions to enable to you work to best practice and  give your service users the best suport you can.

Over the coming months we will continue to keep you up to date withissues, 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 addressing some of the issues we've encountered recently........
 
Medication Administration Records
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Medication administration records have been widely used in residential care for many years but not so regularly in domiciliary care until quite recently. It's great to see that they are being used much more widely now in home care and I look forward to the day where they are used in every agency I visit or train.

Why? Because they are essential to good medicines management and to provide you with evidence of medicines support or administration. They are your back up should anything be challenged.

 
Secondary Dispensing - Still an issue in care
 

narrow pic of Tracey This is an issue that I came across recently whilst delivering training in medicines management to a domiciliary care.  I was surprised to hear how much it still happens out there and feel that it's an area that needs to be highlighted and discussed - put out in the open if you like.

What is secondary dispensing?

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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.

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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