Checklists and Audits
Checklists and Audits
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On completion of this section you should have a general understanding of:
Accountability and responsibility
Good record keeping
Understanding audits
Accountability and responsibility
Organisational policies and procedures are important as they must clearly indicate who is accountable for the safe handling, storage and security of medicines and who can accept responsibility for these activities.
Staff who are authorised to undertake these tasks must know, understand, and follow legal legislation and local policies.
Authorised personnel are those who usually have access to medicines and keys in order to fulfil their role.
The registered professional in charge is responsible for the custody of medicines within their ward, clinic, unit or service, and this includes the custody of storage keys.
Delegation of tasks – in order for staff to be responsible, they must be appropriately trained and competent to undertake delegated tasks.
Good record keeping
Good record keeping in medicines management would ensure that:
Good record keeping is not:
Keeping records of medicines movement
Understanding audits
Medicines management audits are an important way to improve the safety and the quality of the services provided. They should be part of care providers quality assurance process.
Audits compare current practice with guidelines for good practice. They help to assess whether patients are receiving the best quality of care and can result in improvements
Staff who are responsible for completing medicines management audits should be trained and competent to do so. When areas of improvement are identified appropriate action should be taken to rectify the issue and prevent future occurrence. If an audit identifies safeguarding issues these must be reported as per the local agreements
Section 4: Checklists and Audits
In this section we have looked at:
Accountability and responsibility
Good record keeping
Understanding audits
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