Tag: Risk Assessment and Record Keeping

Homely remedies are a familiar part of daily life. In most households, simple over-the-counter medicines are kept for minor ailments such as mild pain, indigestion, coughs, sore throats or constipation. In a care home, however, even these familiar products need a clear process behind them. What looks simple in an ordinary home becomes part of medicines governance once staff are involved in deciding, supplying, administering and recording treatment.