Written Question · S1W-32919 · Session 1
What auditing is done of neuroleptic and similar class drugs prescribed to children in private residential care homes.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what auditing is done of neuroleptic and similar class drugs prescribed to children in private residential care homes.
The answer
Prescription data collected centrally are not patient-specific.Care homes for children are now regulated by the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (the Care Commission). The commission regulates services by inspecting them against the legislative requirements and the relevant national care standards. The Regulation of Care (Requirements as to Care Services)(Scotland) Regulations 2002 require providers of some care services, including providers of care homes for children (independent and local authority), to keep a record of medicines for the use of service users which are kept on the premises from which the care service is provided.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-32919 by reference.