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Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group

West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group

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Care Quality Commission

Resources

The updated Homely Remedies Protocol for care homes with, and without, nursing. From Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group. 

A position statement from Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group on the prescribing of medications available to purchase over the counter in Ipswich and East Suffolk  - click here.

Medication and falls risk advice from the East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group. 

Department of Health guidance document called Administration of Medicines in Care Homes (with Nursing) for Older People by Care Assistants setting out good practice measures.

A homely remedy is a product that can be purchased in a supermarket or pharmacy for the relief of a minor ailment without the need for a prescription. This is a Homely Remedies Policy written by West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (WSCCG) for service users in care homes with or without nursing.