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Consent and Medicines Management
Top 5 Myths about Compliance Aids in Social Care Dispelled
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Issue: 3 March 2008
Greetings!

It's been another busy month in medication training and policy reviews and this month I'd like to share with you some information about consent when supporting service users with their medication. I also come across lots of misunderstandings with regards to the use of compliance aids in social care and in this issue have taken the opportunity to highlight and enlighten you about the top 5 myths out there so do please take the time to read this one.

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. So, over the coming months we will continue to keep you up to date with 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 or click here to send an enquiry through our website.

Consent and Medicines Management
 
Forms Before any support with medication can happen in care the service user must give their consent. In order to give informed consent they must first be given all of the information they require to make a decision about their level of care. It is important that information is shared freely with the service user, this will include providing patient information leaflets to your service users, and if necessary reading and explaining these to them if they are not able to do this themselves
Top 5 Myths about Compliance Aids in Social Care Dispelled!
 

j0390523.jpg  Compliance aids are used extensively in social care and I would like to take this opportunity to clear up a few myths about them if I may.

 

Myth #1

In order to support a service user with his or her medication it must be in a monitored dosage system (MDS)

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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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Tracey Dowe
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