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Safer use of time critical medicines

Event 1 July 2025Location Online via Webex at 13:00-14:00
Topics: Medication SafetyPast Events

Sharing what has been learnt so far from the national safer use of time critical medicines programme, including improvement interventions. 1 July 2025.

Contents
  1. Date
  2. Location
  3. About the event
    1. Why it’s important
    2. What was covered
  5. Speakers
    1. Non-SPS speakers
    2. SPS speakers
  7. Resources
    1. Webinar recording
    2. Presentation resources
  9. Contact us
  10. Update history

Date

1 July 2025

Location

Online via Webex at 13:00-14:00

About the event

This session was aimed at individuals who want to improve safety with time critical medicines, working in any sector and role.

Our speakers shared their experiences and innovative practices addressing safe use of time critical medicines, to inspire and equip the audience ready for translation and replication across systems.

We also presented the progress of our safer use of time critical medicines programme, part of NHS England’s Medication Safety Improvement Programme.

Why it’s important

There are known risks associated with time critical medicines. Harms continue to be reported across the system.

Implementation of safety strategies to support the safe use of time critical medicines requires a collaborative and system wide approach to ensure safe and sustainable safety improvements.

What was covered

  • Understand the challenges surrounding time critical medicines
  • A carer’s perspective on time critical medicines
  • Update on the safer use of time critical medicines national programme, including work done so far and next steps
  • Increased awareness of potential improvement interventions for the safer use of time critical medicines

Speakers

A range of speakers from SPS and other organisations helped to run this event.

Non-SPS speakers

Kylie Lock

Quality Lead, West Adult Community Services, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Sophie O’Dolan 

Medicines Safety Pharmacist, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Judith Argall

Associate Director of Pharmacy, Medicines Safety Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Tony Jamieson

Patient Safety Specialist & Clinical Improvement Lead, Medicines Safety Improvement Programme, NHS England

SPS speakers

Learn more about our SPS speakers below.

Resources

Information presented in these resources is correct at time of recording. Current guidance should be followed.

Webinar recording

You can watch a recording of the webinar below.

Presentation resources

You can view presentations used during the session below.

Contact us

Please contact the admin team if you have any questions. 

Update history

  1. Recording and presentation slides added
  1. Removed registration block and webpage changed to past tense
  2. Published
  1. Reg removed due to webex issues

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