Important Medication Information

HCPA has worked with local CCGs and national resources to create a platform to enable all providers in Hertfordshire to have access to up-to-date information on how to manage medication safely. The webpage includes information on: Local and national policies and...

Managing oxygen in care homes

Source: CQC Oxygen has been widely used medically for many years. It is a gas and you should treat it as a medicine. Oxygen therapy Home oxygen therapy is commonly used in care homes. It involves breathing air that contains more oxygen than normal air from a cylinder...

Appropriate creams when using oxygen

Source: NHS PrescQIPP With the potential fire risk associated with certain types of skin products, we wanted to share a document from NHS PrescQIPP, which was initially published in 2013, as a useful guide for care providers regarding cost-effect emollients with...