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So within the medication process, there are different levels of errors which can occur, which can have different ramifications for the member of staff that would be making the errors. Especially now that, because of CQC going in to inspect care homes, hospitals all over the different sectors. Especially if someone gives the wrong medication to the wrong person, they can complete the wrong time, they have given too much and they have overdosed somebody or they have underdosed somebody. There is also medication used which is used as a PRN which is used as and when required. That can be overly be used/administered to somebody just to keep them at a very comatosed, calm level where it has been used inappropriately, so that would be an error in medication.