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Dealing with temperature excursions

Event 27 August 2026Location Online via Webex at 13:00 – 14:00

An SPS Quality Assurance (QA) bite-size learning event exploring the principles of managing temperature excursions involving medicines.

Date

27 August 2026

Location

Online via Webex at 13:00 – 14:00

About the event

This drop-in session will explore considerations when dealing with temperature excursions of medicines.

Why it’s important

Medicines should be stored in accordance with their labelled storage conditions. When temperature excursions occur it is important to make informed decisions to maintain patient safety while minimising unnecessary wastage.

This session will explore the impact of temperature on medicine stability and how careful interpretation of available information can support decision-making.

This session will help attendees by outlining:

  • the impact of temperature on the stability and degradation of medicines
  • sources of stability information and how to interpret them
  • a structured approach to assessing and managing temperature excursions

Intended audience

The session is suitable for NHS colleagues working in:

  • dispensaries
  • stores and stock distribution services
  • aseptic and radiopharmacy services
  • clinical areas where medicines are stored

Speakers

The session will include a presentation and a Q&As session supported by members of the SPS team.

Register

Our Quality Assurance webinars are provided for NHS colleagues only so please register with your NHS email address. A video of the presentation from this webinar will be made available after the event.

Registration is now open. Once registered you will receive confirmation and a link for your diary.

Resources

The live Q&As are an opportunity during the webinar only. Our pre-recorded Quality Assurance presentations are available on our quality assurance for aseptic services videos page and our temperature management for medicines storage video page.

Check your access before the event

Check that you are able to access WebEx prior to the event.

We recommend installing the Cisco WebEx app, or, alternatively, accessing the meeting via Google Chrome. If you are still having difficulty, you may need to contact your IT department to assist you in opening the application (you’ll only have to do this once).

Contact us

Please contact the QA team if you have any questions.