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Taputapu | Medical equipment and resources
Indicator 12: Medical equipment and medicines
Standard
Guidance
Criteria
Standard
Evidence
12.1
The practice has the available equipment and medicines specified in Appendix 1.
Required equipment and medicines are available.
12.2
The practice ensures all medical equipment is serviced, calibrated and verified annually.
Documented annual servicing, calibration and remedial work as required.
12.3
The practice ensures stock levels are routinely checked and expiry dates of all medicines are documented and monitored
Documented checking of all stock levels and expiry dates at a practice- agreed frequency.
12.4
The practice ensures medicines are secured and out of reach by unauthorised people.
Demonstrate medicines are secured and out of reach by unauthorised persons.
12.5
The practice ensures portable emergency equipment including emergency medicines, specified in Appendix 1, are stored in a single secure location readily accessible by all clinicians.
Demonstrate emergency equipment/medicines are stored in a single, secure and accessible location.
12.6
The practice has residual current devices (RCDs) where electrical medical devices are used.
Demonstrate the safe use of RCDs in all applicable areas.
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Tūroro | Patients
1: The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights 1996
2: Patient Information
3: Rights and health needs of Māori
4: Responsiveness to diversity
Manaaki Haumanu | Clinical Care
5: Continuity of care
6: Responsiveness to urgent health needs
7: Screening and recall
8: Patient experiences
9: Clinical governance
Whakahau Rongoā | Medicines Management
10: Prescribing and medicine reconciliation
11: Controlled drugs
Taputapu | Medical Equipment And Resources
12: Medical equipment and medicines
13: Cold chain
Tikanga Pokenga | Infection Prevention And Control
14: Infection control and health care waste
Whare Haumanu | The Practice
15: Health and safety
16: Emergency continuity
17: Employee and contractor safety checking procedures
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