Organisations that are covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (“NDIS”) are required to maintain high governance standards. The role of the NDIS is to support a better life for Australians with a significant and permanent disability and their families and carers.
Medication plays an important role in helping individuals maintain their health, however, inappropriate or incorrect use of medication can cause harm. Medication administration within disability sectors occurs at both an individual and system level. In order to minimise the risk of harm caused through the administration of medication, NDIS organisations must ask whether non-qualified carers should administer medication to people with disabilities.
Each organisation should ensure that they have practices and procedures that govern medication management which should ensure that only certain staff administer medication and that such staff are trained on the following protocols:
- The best way to maintain an individual’s health and the treatment of illness, which may or may not include medication;
- The safe and effective use of medication;
- The documentation of both the reason for and the administration of medications;
- The timely and appropriate review of medications.
In addition, to the above, these policies and procedures should support the Disability Services Medication Management Framework.
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The information contained in this post is current at the date of editing – 03 April 2024.
