Patients' Own Medications Policy

Version 2.0 approved 11 September 2023

The Patients' Own Medications Policy (PDF 324KB) outlines the mandatory safety and quality requirements for the management and administration of patients’ own medications within SA Health.

Applicability

This policy applies to all employees and contracted staff of SA Health; that is all employees and contracted staff of the Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW), Local Health Networks (LHNs) (including state-wide services aligned with those Networks) and SA Ambulance Service (SAAS).