Prescribing – record keeping and communication expectations MSS26
Document produced to highlight key record keeping and communication expectations when prescribing.
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Vitamin D guidance for inpatients
Guidance on Vitamin D testing and treatment for adult inpatients not already receiving supplements.
Category: Guidance
Topic: Pharmacy
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Procedure for Covert Administration of Medicines
This procedure ensures covert medication administration is undertaken within current legal frameworks and only in the patients’ best interest and sets out staff responsibilities.
Category: Procedures
Topic: Pharmacy
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Ketamine Protocol for treatment of severe resistant depression
This document provides clinical guidance to ensure safe administration of ketamine (sub anaesthetic dosage) for treatment of depression.
Category: Procedures
Topic: Pharmacy
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Prescribing and Administration of Medication in Section 136 suites
This procedure supports good practice in 136 suites including review, prescribing, ordering, supply and administration of medication.
Category: Procedures
Topic: Pharmacy
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Managing medicines safely in hot weather – MSS29
MSS29 - Managing medicines safely in hot weather gives guidance to patients, carers and staff to help stay safe and hydrated.
Category: Medication Safety Series
Topic: Pharmacy
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Medication Safety Guidance: Transfer of Patients Between Mental Health Bed and Acute Trust Hospital Ward
Has been replaced by a new document: Mental Health Medicines: safety guidance for acute Trusts.
Category: Guidance
Topic: Pharmacy
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Pain Management Algorithm – Acute Pain Post Falls
Analgesia prescribing guidance for Pain Management of Acute Pain following a fall.
Category: Guidance
Topic: Pharmacy
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MSS27 Clozapine-induced gastrointestinal hypomotility (CIGH)
This MSS guides staff to manage this risk associated with Clozapine which may impair motility of the entire gastrointestinal system.
Category: Medication Safety Series
Topic: Pharmacy
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FP10 Prescription Management
FP10 Prescription Management procedure describes all processes that are involved in the Management and Handling of FP10 prescriptions. This has been produced to provide guidance in the event of an incident that involves FP10 prescriptions
Category: Procedures
Topic: Pharmacy
