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| Call to stop carers hiding drugs | Call to stop carers hiding drugs |
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| A man who is trying to stop care homes from hiding drugs in residents' food and drink is taking his campaign to the Scottish Parliament. | |
| Hunter Watson, who is from Aberdeen, believes the practice of so-called "covert medication" contravenes patients' human rights. | |
| He began raising questions after his mother was sedated without her consent at a nursing home in the city. | He began raising questions after his mother was sedated without her consent at a nursing home in the city. |
| Mr Watson will be asking the public petitions committee to clarify the law. | Mr Watson will be asking the public petitions committee to clarify the law. |
| Guidance from the Mental Welfare Commission states drugs should only ever be hidden in food or drink when it is in the best interests of a patient who may be confused or aggressive - not for the convenience of staff. | Guidance from the Mental Welfare Commission states drugs should only ever be hidden in food or drink when it is in the best interests of a patient who may be confused or aggressive - not for the convenience of staff. |
| But surveys have suggested that 70% of care homes carry out the practice. | But surveys have suggested that 70% of care homes carry out the practice. |