Accuracy of medication records for patients with learning difficulties: an interface audit between the Phoenix NHS Trust and Avon Primary Care Audit Group

Discrepancies over medication records for patients with learning difficulties living in community homes were highlighted by the Phoenix NHS Trust Clinical Audit Committee. Their concerns were shared with Avon Primary Care Audit Group and a patient‐centred interface audit was developed to address the issue. No major discrepancies were found although 27 cases (30%) of minor inconsistencies were uncovered. The recommendations of the audit should ensure that these inconsistencies are ironed out by suggesting that the home's drug chart accompanies patients for all medical contacts and that this home chart is used to update all other medication records.