CQC 5 June 2019
- Based on analysis of inspection reports, notifications of incidents and enforcement notices CQC have identified six common areas of risk with medicines across regulated health and adult social care services.
- These are Prescribing, monitoring and reviewing; Administration; Transfer of care; Reporting and learning from incidents; Supply, storage and disposal; Staff competence and workforce capacity (including antimicrobial stewardship and Stopping over-medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both (STOMP)). CQC suggest areas for improvement.
- (Excludes providers of online consultations over the internet or by other remote means.)
