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Competencies
Are MAR Charts completed in Black ink?
Are MAR charts current (in date)?
Are MAR charts legible?
Are MAR Charts signed?
Are all medicines details on the MAR Chart,
including prn?
Are the MAR charts initialled every time
medicines are administered?
Are the MAR Charts initialled every time a
Client declines medication?
Are the MAR Charts initialled every time the
Client does not receive the drug because it
is not available?
Does the MAR Chart contain special
instructions for specific drugs where
appropriate?
Does the MAR chart have clear explanation
for any process other than taken i.e.
Evidence
Met/Unmet
N/A
Indentified gaps
declined?
Are all MDS boxes clearly labelled?
Are all tablet bottles and blister packs clearly
labelled?
Do medicine containers and MDS show
special instructions for specific drugs where
appropriate?
Are all eye drops labelled clearly on both the
bottles and boxes?
Are all creams and ointments labelled clearly
on both the tubes/jars and boxes?
Are all creams and ointments clearly dated
when opened?
Are all other topical preparations clearly
labelled on the box and on the tube/tubs?
Is there a patient information leaflet available
for each medication?
Is information available for each medication
MIMS or BNF books?
Are stocks of medicines/appliances audited
before ordering prescriptions?
cupboards?
If drug trolleys are used are they well
constructed and large enough to store
individual clients medicines separately?
Can the drug trolley be either locked to a
wall or locked in a cupboard when not in
use?
Is the drug trolley in good repair?
Is there a refrigerator for storing medicines?
Is there a record of the fridge being cleaned
or defrosted regularly?
Check the fridge temperature log, is it
complete and are all temperatures within the
2-5 degree range?
Do staff know what to do if the fridge
temperature is outside the 2-8degree range?
Is the fridge used to store non-medicines?
Are medicines only administered from
containers supplied and labelled from the
pharmacy/dispensing doctor?
Is there a robust system for identifying
clients? (Photo, visual, response to verbal
known name, name, DOB)
New Starters
All new staff should carry out satisfactorily at least four practical assessments for administering medication before being assessed
as competent, staff must also attend the one day theoretical session.
Annual Competence
All staff must complete to a satisfactory standard a practical competence assessment.