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Product Risk Assessment Tools
15 March 2016
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Product risk assessment tools to support NHS organisations to identify risk resultant from medicinal product presentation.
Suitability of BBraun NRFit Lock Syringes with BBraun NRFit Syringe Caps for storage of injectable medicines
20 January 2020
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The NHS Pharmaceutical Aseptic Services Group published its requirements for the introduction of NRFit neuraxial syringes and caps for the purposes of drug storage on…
National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC) Homecare Risk Assessment
10 December 2019
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To support organisations in establishing a robust risk assessment process for new homecare medicines services the NHMC has developed a tool for local use. …
Generic audit tool: Safe and secure handling of medicines
11 September 2013
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A generic template is provided to assist the process of auditing safe and secure handling of medicines practices
Reducing harm from omitted or delayed medicines in hospital.
27 November 2020
Use of off-label or unlicensed products under Human Medicines Regulations 2012 Schedule 17 exemptions
8 January 2020
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The below summary details the legal position regarding the sale, supply or administration of off-label/unlicensed products under Schedule 17 of the HMR 2012
Guidance on issuing the Steroid Emergency Card in adults
1 March 2021
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The NHS England and NHS Improvement national patient safety alert (NatPSA) has specified a number of actions that organisations need to implement.
SPS Advice Note: Interim position statement 3; BD Field Safety Notice (FSN) and intraocular injections (BD and other syringes)
18 February 2021
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Advice following the issue of the BD Urgent Field Safety Notice MPS-18-1209 regarding the use of BD and BBraun (Medline) syringes for intraocular injections.
Worked example of assessing the risk of transcribing
22 February 2022
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Example where medicines are prescribed by both the patient’s GP and specialist clinicians, and are administered in a patient’s home.
Implementation considerations for the self-administration of medicines
25 January 2023
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Patients under hospital care should be supported to continue self-administering unless there are good reasons why they are unable to
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