Adverse effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) including cyclo-oxygenase-2 selective inhibitors are a frequent cause of hospital admissions which are potentially preventable. The aim of…
Highlights for 2017-18 include: Medicines and the National Inpatient Survey Polypharmacy and deprescribing Consultant Pharmacist toolkit Patient Group Directions Q & As
In 2018 The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust undertook a PGD audit focusing on staff training records and patient records and their adherence to NICE MPG2 (2017)…
Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust Community Services have shared their PGD Audit Standards and Audit Tools for adaptation by other Trusts. There is a…
The purpose of this PGD Policy, Proposal Form and Audit Tool produced by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to ensure compliance with NICE MPG2 PGDs recommendations…
Highlights include: New monthly webinar programme with participation from all four NHS regions Medication Safety Officer Handbook for new and established MSOs Medicines optimisation in…
This community pharmacy safety audit of anticoagulant medicines was launched in November 2017. The audit is available to all pharmacies in England with data collection…
A master-class was held in December 2013 to discuss the Safe Transfer of patients to community IV therapy. The presentations from the day are attached.…
UKMi Quality and Risk Management Group Good Practice guidance and tools are available for conducting internal and external peer review of Medicines Information services.…