PHYSICAL HEALTH – CLINICAL POLICY
Medication Administration Record MAR. Charts
NOTE: This policies’ format is still based on the Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust original and the
trust details have been adjusted to reflect the merger of GCS and 2G and creation of Gloucestershire Health
and Care NHS Foundation Trust. Staff should continue to use this Policy until it has been reviewed and
updated to reflect any changes due to the merger.
Policy Number CLP126
Version: V1.1
Purpose: To provide a framework to support competent practitioners to
copy details of a previously prescribed medication on to a
medication administration record MAR. to enable their
administration in line with legislation
Consultation: Local Medical Committee, Medical Director, Professional
Head of Community Nursing, Community Nursing
Professional Team Leads
Approved by: Clinical Policy Group
Date approved: May 2019
Author: Laura Bucknell – Head of Medicines Optimisation
Date issued: June 2019
Review date: May 2022
Audience: Community Nursing Service
Dissemination: GHC Intranet
Impact
Assessment
This policy has been subjected to an Equality Impact
Assessment. This concluded that this policy will not create
any adverse effect or discrimination on any individual or
particular group and will not negatively impact upon the
quality of services provided by the Trust.
Version History
Version Date Reason for Change
V1 June 2019 New Policy Ratified
V1.1 April 2020 Transferred to new Trust Template and updated Trust Name
and details following merger of trusts
CLP126 MAR Chart Policy Page 2 of 9 April 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page
Action Card 1 Completing the MAR chart 3
Action Card 2 Recording the Medication Administered 4
1 Introduction 5
2 Purpose 5
3 Scope 5
4 Duties 5-6
5 Policy Detail 6-7
6 Definitions 7
7 Process For Monitoring Compliance 7
8 Training 7
9 References 7
10 Associated Documents 7
Appendix 1 MAR Chart Example 8-9
ABBREVIATIONS
Abbreviation Full Description
GHC Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
MAR Medication Administration Record
PGD Patient Group Direction
PSD Patient Specific Direction
POPAM Policy for Ordering, Prescribing and Administration of Medicines
CLP126 MAR Chart Policy Page 3 of 9 April 2020
Action Card 1
Completing the MAR chart
. Complete in ink
. Ensure all entries are clear and legible
. The MAR must be completed by a practitioner trained and competent in this task
. Add the patient details on the front page or attached a patient label
. Complete the allergy/sensitivity information and date and sign no administration
should be carried out unless the allergy status is known and recorded.
. The medication details to be completed are
Medication name as printed on the dispensing label
Strength
Dose
Frequency
Route
End date if defined by the course
. The practitioner completing the MAR must record their name and the date the details
were entered on to the MAR
. A duplicate label from the dispensing pharmacy if available. can be added to the top
of page 2 of MAR instead of handwriting all the details
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Hi thank you. Yes it relates to physical health and care by the Community/District Nursing teams.
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Your name Graham Wallis Your email address graham.wallis4@nhs.net Your phone number 01285 712377 What is your query? Hi
Please can you provide me with a copy of the GHC Policy/protocol for drug charts for community nurses, for treatments/injections prescribed by GPs.
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Graham.