The MAR charts can accessed from the Plan tab on the Drug Review template.
The MAR chart will auto-populate with the patient's demographic information, including patient name, date of birth, address, contact number and allergies.
There are two versions – simple MAR and detailed MAR; designed for patient use and the care home setting respectively. The later includes a key along the footer, with codes to indicate reasons why the medication may not have been given as prescribed e.g. refused, asleep, nil by mouth.
The simple MAR includes timings related to meal times (breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening) whereas the detailed MAR chart allows specific times to be added. This may be useful to reflect the administration schedule in the care home setting, or as an option for medications where timing is critical e.g. Parkinson’s medication. The timings would therefore be included if the patient were to transfer into another care setting e.g. emergency admission to hospital. Both charts have an option to add the date for the week commencing. There is also an option for a Topical MAR Chart for ointments and creams which will populate with the relevant number of treatments prescribed to the patient.
The MAR chart will include all repeat items and any current acute medications. A 'current acute' is a concept within SystmOne and will be included during the time interval the medication was prescribed for e.g. if an antibiotic has been prescribed for seven days, it will no longer appear as a current acute on the eighth day after the prescription was issued.
The MAR chart will include all repeat medications. Once generated, the MAR chart can be manipulated and any items you do not need to include can be removed at this point.
Unfortunately, we’re unable to tailor the MAR charts to individual requirements. The detailed and simplified versions collectively consist of 40 separate documents in the background running through a protocol, which makes customisation challenging. You may wish to seek the support of a tailored solution from a specific MAR sheet company if you need any specific amendments. If you have any suggested amendments that would be applicable nationally, please do get in touch.
Example of simple MAR chart
Example of detailed MAR chart
