Effective from January 2026

Approved by: Chief Executive Officer

Objective

To provide Thrive Group Australia workers (employees, workers, and contractors) with a clear approach to medication support that enables safe and effective care for our Participants.

Key Information

• Participants who are receiving medication support will be enabled to manage their medications as independently as possible, with the least restrictive approach.
• Workers must report medication incidents as per the

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURE

Definitions

• Medication – a drug that acts on or in the body to treat disease or illness, increase life expectancy, or improve someone’s life. Medication can be prescription and non-prescription medicines and can be taken by a variety of routes.
• Medication support - when a non-registered health professional, e.g. worker, assists a participant with self-administration by undertaking a specific task (remove medication from a dose administration aid or remove the lid from original packaging). With medication support, the participant/ Authorised Representative is still responsible for medication management.
• PRN Medication - ‘as needed’ or ‘as required. PRN medications are not scheduled to be taken at regular times but are able to be taken as required in line with the instructions on the medication packaging.

Workflow

Participants

1. During the sign up meeting, Self-Administration of Medications Risk Assessment Tool will be completed for all participants who will be receiving medication support as a service delivered by TGA, or if concerns have been raised or identified about their ability to manage their own medications.

   Concerns may include but not limited to: cognitive status, polypharmacy, contraindications, history of medication errors by participant/family.

   • The SAMRAT must be completed or reviewed by a Community Nurse or a Care Specialist with a nursing qualification.
   • The outcomes from the SAMRAT will be documented in the participants Individual Support Plan.

2. Participants, regardless of whether they receive medication support or not will have the Medication Support template in the Individual Support Plan completed.

   • If the participant isn’t receiving medication support, only the first section is completed that identifies that TGA is not providing medication support.

3. Participants who receive medication support as a service must provide consent to receive the service. These will be documented in TGA Service Agreements.