Training and Development

Complementary products: resources to support answering questions

1 December 2025Resources for reviewing interactions with supplements and complementary, herbal and alternative products, including homeopathy, Chinese and Ayurvedic.

Information resources for advice on HRT

26 June 2024SPS and other information resources to help healthcare professionals provide advice on the menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) decision making.

Occupational health services explainer videos

4 November 2025Short videos explaining medicines mechanisms in occupational health services, including written instructions.

Calculating and using the Child-Pugh score

14 June 2024The Child-Pugh score is used to estimate the severity of liver disease in patients with cirrhosis, and by drug manufacturers to suggest dose adjustments.

Mental health medicines: resources to support answering questions

9 January 2024Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information on psychotropic and other medicines used in psychiatry

Adverse drug reactions: resources to support answering questions

20 March 2023Suggested resources to help primary care healthcare professionals find information to answer questions about side-effects of medicines

Promoting medication incident reporting

15 December 2022Increased medication incident reporting provides greater opportunities for learning and improving medication safety

Complex medication regimens: supporting adherence

14 November 2024Interventions and tools to help improve medication adherence, where complex regimens (capability) have been identified as a factor

Manual dexterity: supporting adherence

20 December 2023Interventions and tools to help improve medication adherence, where manual dexterity (capability) has been identified as a factor

The Medication Safety Officer (MSO) role

13 March 2024Understanding the role and responsibilities of the MSO in practice will assist organisations in delivering their medication safety agenda