SafeS8

Medicines optimisation

The CQC statement

We make sure that medicines and treatments are safe and meet people's needs, capacities and preferences by enabling them to be involved in planning, including when changes happen.

This is one of the Safe Quality Statements in the CQC Single Assessment Framework. To meet it, providers need to demonstrate relevant evidence during assessment.

Example evidence

A few examples of the evidence CQC inspectors expect to see for this area:

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