NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Updated: 29th July 2008 The incidence and nature of in-hospital adverse events: a systematic review. What is the background to this? Although there are many studies that have looked […]
Category Archives: Medicines management
NPC Archive Item: Medicines information needs of patients: the relationship between information needs, diagnosis and disease
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. This blog looks at the findings of a study published in Quality and Safety in Health Care by C Duggan and I Bates (Quality and Safety in Health Care, […]
NPC Archive Item: NPC Podcast – 3rd July 2008
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. A talk with Mark Pilling, Acting Deputy Head of Medicines Management, about some of the medicines management developments at Knowsley PCT followed by a brief review of the medicines […]
NPC Archive Item: Poor medicines communication may lead to preventable readmissions
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Communication gaps and readmissions to hospital for patients over 75 years and older: an observational study. Evidence to support medicines management interventions that prevent or reduce hospital readmissions is […]
NPC Archive Item: Personalising medicines management – New Resource
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. The NPC’s new document on personalising medicines management was launched at the 9th Annual Conference for PCT prescribing advisers this week. The purpose of the document is to provide […]
NPC Archive Item: Design for patient safety: a guide to the labelling and packaging of injectable medicines published
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Introduction Patient safety is a key priority for the NHS and is the first domain described in “Standards for Better Health”.1 The health service is a complex system where […]
NPC Archive Item: NPC Podcast – 6th June 2008
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. A talk with Alison Ewing, Clinical Director of Pharmacy, about some of the medicines management developments at the Royal Liverpool & Broadgeen NHS Trust followed by a brief review […]
NPC Archive Item: Training Programme to Improve the Safety of Patients
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. The National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has recently launched a Foresight Training Resource Pack to improve the safety of patients treated in the NHS. It covers many areas of […]
NPC Archive Item: First Accredited Pharmacists with Special Interests
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Two pharmacists from Bradford have become the first in the country to be accredited with special interests. The accreditation process which was locally determined and nationally recognised included a […]
NPC Archive Item: Allergy Screening Service to be a central part of ‘Ask Your Pharmacist’ Campaign
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Allergy UK, the countries leading national medical charity for dealing with allergy, will be introducing an Allergy Screening service from 19th May, to coincide with National Allergy Week. The […]