NICE have produced a quick guide to provide information about giving medication covertly.

Care staff need to be aware of the Mental Capacity Act and its Code of Practice and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards to protect both the person and themselves when giving medicines covertly. Adults should not be given medicines covertly unless they have been assessed as lacking the mental capacity to make decisions about their health or medicines.

The NICE quick guide can be found at https://www.nice.org.uk/about/nice-communities/social-care/quick-guides/giving-medicines-covertly

Contact your ward pharmacist or Speeds Healthcare Team on 0843 506 55 66 for further information on giving medicines covertly.