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Mutual aid – understanding best practice principles

15 July 2025Our advice to help NHS procurement teams understand when mutual aid is appropriate and how to request this.

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15 July 2025

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15 July 2025

The risks and principles of prescribing in pregnancy

15 July 2025Prescribing in pregnancy requires balancing maternal and fetal risks. This guidance outlines key risks and principles to ensure safe, informed decisions.

Information resources for advice about medicines in pregnancy

15 July 2025SPS and other resources can help pharmacy and other healthcare professionals provide advice on medicines in pregnancy.

Conducting a medicines risk assessment in pregnancy

15 July 2025The questions asked should provide information on factors that are critical to the risk assessment for each individual pregnancy.

Using antipsychotics during breastfeeding

14 July 2025Quetiapine is the preferred second-generation, and haloperidol the preferred first-generation antipsychotic when breastfeeding full term, healthy infants.

Change management in pharmacy aseptic services

14 July 2025An SPS Quality Assurance (QA) bite size learning event on managing change in pharmacy aseptic services. 20 August 2025.

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14 July 2025

Medicines Use and Safety contact details

Healthcare professionals working in NHS or NHS commissioned services in England can get in touch with the MUS team using our team email addresses