Medicines in Health and Adult Social Care

Source:  CQC   Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report sharing the learning from risks and good practices in medicines, which they found in their inspections. CQC have seen that medicines can present a clear risk to people when not used properly....

Important Medication Information

HCPA has worked with local CCGs and national resources to create a platform to enable all providers in Hertfordshire to have access to up-to-date information on how to manage medication safely. The webpage includes information on: Local and national policies and...

Managing oxygen in care homes

Source: CQC Oxygen has been widely used medically for many years. It is a gas and you should treat it as a medicine. Oxygen therapy Home oxygen therapy is commonly used in care homes. It involves breathing air that contains more oxygen than normal air from a cylinder...