Transfer of care
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Safe use of medicines in mental health: a whole-system approach
2 December 2026Exploring medication safety challenges for people with mental health conditions and how partnership working can improve safety across the system.
Example medicines to prescribe by brand name
2 April 2026Prescribe certain medicines by brand to ensure supply of the same product. Examples are grouped by therapeutic area. The list of products is not exhaustive.
Prescribing by generic or brand name
31 March 2026Prescribing medicines by generic name is generally preferred but there are some clinical circumstances when brand-name prescribing is warranted.
Acute settings and transcribing
28 January 2025Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in acute settings
Transcribing in the patient's home with healthcare input
28 January 2025Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in the patient's home with healthcare input
Worked example of assessing the risk of transcribing
28 January 2025Example where medicines are prescribed by both the patient’s GP and specialist clinicians, and are administered in a patient’s home.
Risk assessing transcribing for administration
28 January 2025Various factors affect the risks associated with using transcribing for medicines administration.
Semi-acute settings and transcribing
28 January 2025Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in semi-acute settings
Non-acute settings with healthcare input and transcribing
28 January 2025Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in non-acute settings with healthcare input
Offender healthcare settings and transcribing
28 January 2025Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in offender healthcare settings