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Collaboration opportunities to improve medication safety

15 December 2022Practical guidance on effective collaboration opportunities to promote medication safety improvements

Understanding medication safety policy and frameworks

15 December 2022Healthcare professionals delivering the medication safety agenda in their organisation require an understanding of national policy, frameworks and legislation

Resources to support learning from medication incidents and harms

15 December 2022Organisations should utilise resources to effectively drive improvement based on the learning from incidents, concerns, disputes and claims

Multiple Use of Injectable Medicines in Clinical Areas V 02 February 2020

19 December 2019This document is intended for multi-professional clinical practitioners to use as a reference and source of information for the prescribing, reconstituting or administering injectable medicines.…

Accessing resources for patients on high risk medicines

19 December 2022A number of resources are available to support the safe use of high-risk medicines. Healthcare professionals should ensure they are available for their patients

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.

Medication Safety

Resources, guidance and support to assess and improve medication safety culture, strategy and policy within the healthcare system.

Self-administration of medicines

25 January 2023Self-administering medicines in hospital can benefit patients and organisations alike and should be encouraged wherever it is safe to do

Risk assessing transcribing for administration

22 February 2022Various factors affect the risks associated with using transcribing for medicines administration.

Clinical considerations for patients prescribed clozapine

28 June 2024Healthcare professionals in all settings who interact with patients prescribed clozapine should be aware of clinical considerations related to its use.