Provision of medicine
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USB memory sticks could help reduce medicine errors after hospital discharge
Giving patients a USB device containing electronic medicine records at hospital discharge could help prevent medicine errors as they move between hospital and the community, a study published in the British Journal of General Practice has found.
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Cost of prescriptions dispensed in community falls for third year running
The cost of prescriptions dispensed in the community in England has decreased by nearly 4%, which represents the largest fall in three years, according to figures published by NHS Digital.
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New 'hub-and-spoke' dispensing model consultation likely, says leading pharmacy lawyer
Changes to legislation allowing for wider use of ‘hub-and-spoke’ dispensing are likely to move forward, a leading pharmacy lawyer has said.
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Electronic prescribing and medication administration in hospital could be linked to error increases, study finds
Hospital electronic prescribing and medication administration may be linked with an overall increase in medication errors, a study published in BMC Health Services Research has found.
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Kenny Black: 'We want a smaller, easier-to-manage business' Subscription
As Rowlands Pharmacy puts 70 pharmacies up for sale, its managing director Kenny Black speaks about how the business will change and the threats from online pharmacies and Brexit.
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Switching between monitored dosage systems and patient pack dispensing Subscription
Many will be supportive of Boots’s decision to change its method of dispensing for care home residents from monitored dosage system (MDS) to patient pack dispensing (PPD). However, this U-turn prompted me to reflect ...
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Nearly a third of patients with diabetes experience a medication error in hospital, analysis finds
Almost one in three people with diabetes will experience a medication error during their hospital stay, an analysis by charity Diabetes UK has revealed.
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Preventing hazardous prescribing with a pharmacist-led dashboard intervention Subscription
Medication errors that lead to adverse drug events are a major problem, and one that has been acknowledged by the World Health Organization’s third Global Patient Safety Challenge. In the UK,
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Medication errors: where do they happen? Subscription
Reducing medicines-related harm requires a clear understanding of where and when errors occur. This visual summary shows the latest estimates in England per year.
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Train not blame: how one hospital trust boosted error reporting by over 100% Subscription
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has dramatically improved medicines safety through pharmacy-led initiatives to address mistakes in prescribing and improve error reporting.
