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Managing medicines safely in clinical areas
17 December 2025Medicines-related processes in clinical areas must be designed to minimise the risk of medication errors and patient harm.
Understanding design for safety in medicines packaging and labels
17 December 2025Understanding principles and limitations of good design can support the safer use of medicines. Consideration of these principles in practice can reduce harms.
Managing medicines safely in pharmacy
17 December 2025Processes for ordering, storage, selection and labelling of medicines in pharmacy must be designed to minimise the risk of medication errors and patient harm.
Preventing errors on the medicine journey
17 December 2025A series of articles on preventing medicine errors arising from incorrect selection or handling during a medicine’s journey from purchasing to the patient.
Purchasing for safety
17 December 2025Understanding principles of purchasing for safety can support the safer use of medicines. Consideration of these principles in practice can minimise harms.
Explaining the licensed status of medicines
17 September 2025Medicines may be licensed or unlicensed. Some substances that look like medicines may not be legally classed as medicines
Using food supplements
5 September 2025Food supplements have a place in therapy. We explain when using a food supplement may be appropriate and how to assess the risks.
Understanding food supplements
26 August 2025Food supplements are manufactured and regulated differently to medicines. Understanding the differences informs safe and appropriate treatment decisions.
Net Zero and Social Value requirements in NHSE medicines tenders
25 July 2025Guidance for using the Evergreen assessment to embed Net Zero and Social Value in NHS England medicines tenders.
Answers to frequently asked questions about Evergreen Assessments
25 July 2025We have provided guidance on the recurrent themes or topics of enquiry raised, to support implementation of the Evergreen assessment process.