MH-04

Core Requirement

Published

V3.0 - March 2023

MH-04.1 In-patient ePMA

MH-04.2 Depot Injections

MH-04.3 Management of Clozapine (Dispensing)

MH-04.4 Management of Clozapine (Records)

DCF Core Capability

As a medical health professional,

I want to electronically prescribe, record and manage medicines within a mental health setting

So that medicines are managed simply and efficiently in an auditable way.

Acceptance criteria 1:

Given a user has the correct permissions,

When a patient is being treated,

Then medicines can be electronically prescribed from the mental health setting.

Application Function

Description

AF352 Electronic Prescribing & Medicines Admin (ePMA)

Ability of the system to generate/record prescriptions digitally

• Adherence to legal and statutory requirements

• Digitally generate/record prescriptions

• Support reconciliation and analysis

• Use patients preferences e.g. pharmacy of choice

  • Support integration with GP solutions

AF251 Record Medication Administration

The ability of an application to electronically record when medication has been administered (medication, dose, route and exact time) exactly as written, or where medication was unable to be administered (with a list of valid reasons why the medication could not be administered). This should include recording medication that is has been self-administered.

Standards Compliance

STD029 Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) Standard

STD034 Electronic Yellow Card Reporting, Version 3.0

STD080 UK Edition SNOMED CT

DCF Core Capability

As a mental health professional

I want to accurately record the administration of a depot injection to a patient

So that the system accommodates and clearly indicates any variation between the prescribed time, dispensed time, intended administration date, and actual administration date.

Acceptance criteria 1:

Given a user has the correct permissions,

When I record the administration of Depot injections

Then the details of the administration of the medicine should be included

And variations from the planned times are clearly visible on the patient record.

Application Function

Description

AF395 Manage Depot Injection Stock

Ability of the system to record, sign in/out and check electronically the injection stocks

Standards Compliance

STD029 Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) Standard

STD034 Electronic Yellow Card Reporting, Version 3.0

STD080 UK Edition SNOMED CT

DCF Core Capability

As a Mental Health Professional,

I want to record that Clozapine is safe to be dispensed,

And a method to record RAG rated test results

So that, there is an accurate record of test results and dispensing.

Acceptance criteria 1:

Given a user has the correct permissions,

When the user checks that Clozapine is safe to dispense,

Then the user can record this check, as well as the RAG rated test results.

Application Function

Description

AF395 Manage Depot Injection Stock

Ability of the system to record, sign in/out and check electronically the injection stocks

AF352 Electronic Prescribing & Medicines Admin (ePMA)

Ability of the system to generate/record prescriptions digitally

• Adherence to legal and statutory requirements

• Digitally generate/record prescriptions

• Support reconciliation and analysis

• Use patients preferences e.g. pharmacy of choice via EPS

• Support integration with GP solutions

Standards Compliance

STD029 Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) Standard

STD034 Electronic Yellow Card Reporting, Version 3.0

STD080 UK Edition SNOMED CT

DCF Core Capability

As a Mental Health Professional,

I want to record that Clozapine has been administered to the patient,

And when Clozapine was unable to be administered, give a list of valid reasons,

And, a record of any self-administered medication

So that, there is an accurate record (dose, route, time) of Clozapine administration.

Acceptance criteria 1:

Given a user has the correct permissions,

When Clozapine is administered or unable to be administered,

Then these actions can be recorded.

Application Function

Description

AF395 Manage Depot Injection Stock

Ability of the system to record, sign in/out and check electronically the injection stocks

AF352 Electronic Prescribing & Medicines Admin (ePMA)

Ability of the system to generate/record prescriptions digitally

• Adherence to legal and statutory requirements

• Digitally generate/record prescriptions

• Support reconciliation and analysis

• Use patients preferences e.g. pharmacy of choice via EPS

  • Support integration with GP solutions

Standards Compliance

STD029 Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d) Standard

STD080 UK Edition SNOMED CT

The following standards are applicable to the secondary care setting:

Mental Health Standards List

Recording Therapeutic Observations