Tools and resources | Managing medicines in care homes | Guidance | NICE

Tools and resources

Tools and resources to help you put the guidance into practice.

Education

Webinar: Giving medicines covertly – overcoming the challenges (NICE/SCIE September 2019)
Quick guide: Giving medicines covertly - for care home managers and home care managers providing medicines support
Webinar: Managing medicines in care homes and the community (NICE/SCIE September 2018)
Useful resources from other organisations
Case scenarios for health and social care staff (PDF 389 KB)

Published:

14 March 2014

Implementation support

Case studies

Quality and Productivity case study - Ensuring appropriate use of monitored dosage systems: reducing unnecessary pharmacy workload

Audit and service improvement

Using quality standards to improve practice in care homes for older people (PDF 278 KB)

Published:

11 January 2015
Baseline assessment tool (Excel 59 KB)

Published:

14 March 2014
Checklist for care home medicines policy (PDF 566 KB)

Published:

14 March 2014

Guidance into practice