Medication Safety

Addressing medication safety inequalities across the system

31 July 2025Strategies and signposting to support actions to address medication safety inequalities.

Understanding why temperature management is important for medicines storage

25 July 2025Temperature control and monitoring of storage areas to avoid temperature excursions; ensuring medicines are fit for purpose at administration to patients

MSATS – Safe use of valproate

28 February 2024Discussion of key current medication safety challenges within healthcare with a focus on the safe use of valproate; inspiring partnership across the system

Developing insulin safety across a system

12 June 2025Strategies, signposting and initiatives to support safer use of insulin.

MSATS - Safe Use of DOACs

30 October 2024Discussion of key current medication safety challenges within healthcare with a focus on the safe use of DOACs; inspiring partnership across the system.

Developing opioid safety across a system

2 June 2025Strategies and signposting to support safer use of opioids for chronic, non-cancer pain.

Medication safety across the system: time critical medicines

28 June 2023Discussion of key current medication safety challenges within healthcare with a focus on time critical medicines; inspiring partnership across the system.

Managing complexities of medication use across care boundaries

26 June 2024Exploring the risks for patients on complex or specialist medicines moving across care boundaries with a focus on strategies to reduce harms

Assessing injectables for enteral administration

30 April 2025Clinical decisions on the use of injectable formulations for enteral administration should be guided by safety and practicality.

Managing the risks of using effervescent tablets in children

17 April 2025Careful use of effervescent or soluble tablets to deliver part tablet doses for children and neonates can minimise risks of toxicity or suboptimal therapy.