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Accessing resources for patients on high risk medicines
19 December 2022
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A number of resources are available to support the safe use of high-risk medicines. Healthcare professionals should ensure they are available for their patients
Collaboration opportunities to improve medication safety
15 December 2022
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Practical guidance on effective collaboration opportunities to promote medication safety improvements
Communication opportunities to improve medication safety
15 December 2022
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Effective communication allows for timely responses to new and emerging medication risks and the sharing of potential safety solutions.
Responding to medication safety alerts and notifications
15 December 2022
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Healthcare professionals responsible for medication safety in their organisation must deliver an appropriate response to safety alerts
Reporting and management of medication incidents and harms
15 December 2022
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High quality reporting and management of incidents and harms ensures opportunities for learning and improving medication safety
Learning from medication incidents and harms
15 December 2022
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Practical guidance to ensure opportunities to learn from local intelligence, including patient harm are translated into shared local and national learning
Understanding medication safety policy and frameworks
15 December 2022
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Healthcare professionals delivering the medication safety agenda in their organisation require an understanding of national policy, frameworks and legislation
Using the Medication Safety Update effectively
15 December 2022
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Effective use provides assurance that an organisation is aware of the most critical medication safety related information, and acts on this to improve safety
Promoting medication incident reporting
15 December 2022
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Increased medication incident reporting provides greater opportunities for learning and improving medication safety
Conducting a medication incident investigation
15 December 2022
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Practical guidance to support those undertaking medication incident investigations
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