COVID19 Running a Medicines Re-Use Scheme in a Care Home or Hospice (England)

This standard operating procedure (SOP) supports timely access to essential prescribed medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic for patients who are being cared for in a care home1 or hospice setting.2 In England, care homes can offer nursing and personal care or personal care only. The latter may not employ any registered nurses. This guidance is applicable in England and for use during the COVID-19 pandemic only.3
Care homes and hospices in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales should refer to guidance and SOPs produced by the governing bodies and regulators in their devolved administration.