Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects Melanie Gould Outcome 1 The main policy to do with the administration of medication is COSHH, the Control of Substance Hazardous to Health. There are also several other legislations in place with protocols for the administration of drugs and medication, these are listed below:- • The misuse of drugs Act 1971 - its main purpose is to prevent the misuse of controlled drugs • The NHS Pharmaceutical Service (regulations) 1995 • The medicines Act 1968 - requires that the local pharmacist or dispensing doctor is responsible for supplying medication. This can only be done by an authorised prescription. • The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs Regulations (2006) specifies how controlled drugs are stored, administered and disposed. Records must be kept for all controlled drugs transactions and they must be kept in a safe cabinet that complies with these regulations • The Misuse of Drugs and the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 specifies the handling and record keeping and storage of Controlled Drugs correctly.
Prescription Only (POM) 2. Pharmacy (P) 3. General Sale List (GSL). 4. Medicines Unlicensed in the UK 1.Prescription Only Medicine (POM): POM is the medication which is sold or supplied only from a registered pharmacy and in accordance with a prescription issued by an appropriate practitioner (a doctor, dentist, and nurse independent prescriber, pharmacist independent prescriber or supplementary prescriber).
HSC3047 Support use of medication in social care settings Outcome 1 Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings 1. Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social care settings. * The medicines Act 1968 * The misuse of drugs Act 1971 * The misuse of drugs Regulation 2001 * The misuse of drugs safe custody Regulations 2007 * The health and social Act 2008 * The health Act 2006 2. Outline the legal classification system for medication. POM- Prescribtion only medicines OTC or P- over the counter or pharmacy medicines GSL- General sales list CD- Controlled Drugs 3.
CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE CONTROL OF MEDICINES Approved: April 1998 Issued by: Area Pharmacy Service Borders General Hospital CONTENTS | |Page | |INTRODUCTION |1 | |PROCEDURES |2 | |ORDERING |3 | |PRESCRIBING |5 | |DISPENSING |10 | |ADMINISTRATION |11 | |INTRAVENOUS DRUGS |15 | |LOCAL PROCEDURES |20 | |BIBLIOGRAPHY |20 | 1. INTRODUCTION This Code of Practice lays down guidance for all staff who may be involved in the prescribing and administration of medicines. For the purpose of this code, medicines are defined as substances included in the 1968 Medicines Act. In summary, this is any substance used for treatment, preventing or diagnosing disease, contraception, inducing anaesthesia or otherwise affecting normal physiological function. The Code provides broad guidelines and some procedures.
Outcome 1 Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings 1. Identify legislations that governs the use of medication in social care settings • The Medicines Act 1968 • The Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971 • The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs 2006 • The Data Protection Act 1998 • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) • Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 • Mental Capacity Act 2005 • The Access to Health Records Act 1990 2. Outline the legal classification system for medication The Medicines Act 1968 defines three classes of medicinal products for human use: - general sale list (GSL) - medicines, pharmacy (P) - medicines and prescription only medicines (POMs). General sale list medicines These are medicines that can be purchased from a wide range of shops, general stores, supermarkets, newsagents, petrol stations, etc. Products classified as GSL are considered to be reasonably safe and therefore can be sold without the supervision of a pharmacist.
Unit 4222-331: Support use of medication in social care settings 1. Understand the legislative that governs the use of medication in social care settings * 1.1 Legislation that governs the use of medication in the social care setting includes: The Medicines Act 1968 - This Act brought about the concept of different types of drugs based upon their potential for harm if misused, or the harm of the condition for which they are used to treat. The three types of medication are: ‘Prescription Only Medications’ which can only be dispense from a pharmacy with a prescription signed by a doctor; ‘Pharmacy Only Medications’ which can be dispensed by a pharmacist without a prescription; and the ‘General Sales List’ which can be purchased in any stockists without any medical professional involvement. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and further amendments) – This Act consolidated the commitments made by the UK after signing various international treaties such as The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (1961) which covered older drugs such as Cocaine, Opium (and its derivatives), and Cannabis; The Convention on Psychotropic Substances (1971) which covered the many new drugs that had become available during the 1960’s such as barbiturates, benzodiazepines, psychedelics (such as Lysergic Acid Diethylamide), and new forms of amphetamine. The Act works by introducing three classes (and, later, a fourth in 2012) of substance that are illegal to possess or supply without proper medical authorisation (a prescription, or a licence for research or manufacture purposes).
1.1 Legislation: Health and Social Care Act; The Medicines Act and The Misuse of Drugs Act Guidelines could include the Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration - registered nurses have to abide by this set of guidelines and for paid carers, the General Social Care Council's Code of Conduct will have something which could relate to medication. Policy - for example - consider the Government's drive to ensure people with dementia are not over medicated - so their policy is currently designed to 'push' the professionals responsible for prescribing to bear in mind the effect of drugs on frail elderly people and to consider alternative treatments such as activities and therapies. Other examples of policy might be the Goverment's drive to limit the prescribing of antibiotics to reduce the incidence of resistant strains of bacteria. Protocols - a protocol is a procedure and you could outline your company's procedure (protocol) for disposing of controlled drugs or medication in general 2.1 Pick 3 medications - these could be taken from a copy of the British National Formulary (BNF) - any workplace which is administering medication ought to have a copy (relatively up to date!) on the premises.
UNIT 4222-209 HANDILING INFORMATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS. OUTCOME 1 Understand the need for secure handiling of information in health and social care settings. 1.1 Identify the legislation that relates to the recording, storage and sharing of information in health and social care. The legislation relating to this are, CQC standards reg 20 personal records remain confidential. Data Protection Act 1998 1.2 Explain why it is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a health and social care settings.
Lamb CU1572 1.1 The following is a list of legislations that has direct impact upon the handling of medication within in a social care setting, • The Medicines Act 1968 • The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 • The Misuse of Drugs(Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 SI 1973No 798 as amended • By Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 • The NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical Service (Regulations) 1995 • The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 as amended by The Regulations of Care Act 2001 • The Children Act 1989 • The Children's Act (Scotland) 1995 • The Data Protection Act 1998 • The Care Standards Act 2000 • The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 • The Health and Social Care Act 2001 • The Health Act 2000 • Health and Safety at Work Act(1974) • The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations(1999-COSHH) • Hazardous Waste Regulations (2005) • Mental Capacity Act(2005) • The Access to health records Acts (1990) 1.2 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 identifies three classes of drugs A, B and C In 1973 amendments was put in place that drugs have to be put in a locked cupboard. PO - Prescription only medication can only be obtained on prescription by a nurse or GP Over the counter - Can be bought in most shops/supermarkets etc. No prescription required. Pharmacy only medication. - under supervision from the pharmacist but does not require a prescription.
Alison Clark Unit 307 Understand how to handle information in social care settings Outcome 1 Understand Requirements for handling information in social care settings 1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in social care settings The Human Rights Act 1998 Data Protection Act 1998 Diverse Abilities Plus Codes of Conduct and adult services policies and organizational policies Caldicot Standards Policy Care Quality Commission Equal Pay Act 1970 Sex Discriination Act 1975 Race Relations Act 1976 Disibility Discriminations Act 1995 and 2005 Special Educational Needs and disability Act 2001 Employment and Equality ( religion and belief) and(sexual orientation) Regulations 2003 Employments Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 Equality Act 2006 (Taken From the internet direct.gov.uk and Health and Social Care Diploma 3 Yvonne Nolan) 1.2 Explain how legal requirements and codes of practice inform practice in handling information All records whether its medical, personal, financial, that relates to a person is protected by the data protection act. If you are dealing with any personal data at work you are bound by the guideline given in codes of practice and the data protection act. The Data Protection act says that information should be Fairly and lawfully protected Processed for limited purpose Adequate, relevant and not excessive Accurate Not kept for longer than necessary Processed in accordance with the data protection act Kept Secure Not transferred without adequate protection ( list taken from Health And Social Care Diploma 3 Yvonne Nolan) In England we are also bound by the professionals codes of practice issued by the CQC . Outcome 2 Understand good practice in handling information in social care settings 2.1 explain how to maintain records that are up to