Category: Clinical
Document Type: Procedure
Policy Reference: SABP/EXECUTIVE BOARD/0017/PROCEDURE39
Approval Date: Jul 2026
File: Medicines Procedure 39: Medicines Compliance Aids (MCAs)
Document description:
To ensure people who use our services, and their medications, are assessed for the appropriate allocation of medicine compliance aids. Trust-wide Medicines Compliance Aids (MCA) Procedure to provide guidance for the assessment, initiation, dispensing and ongoing management of Medicines Compliance Aids (MCAs) within Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. It aims to support safe, person-centred decision-making regarding the use of MCAs, ensuring that any intervention is tailored to the individual's needs, abilities and circumstances.