Medication Safety

Supporting lithium safety across the system

27 March 2026Healthcare professionals (HCP) in all settings who interact with patients prescribed lithium should be aware of safety considerations related to its use.

Self-administration of medicines

18 November 2024Self-administering medicines in all care settings and at home can benefit both individuals and organisations; it should be encouraged where safely achievable

Safety considerations when using Vitamin D

22 March 2024Healthcare professionals who use vitamin D should be aware of the risks of toxicity and safe practice principles which may prevent patient harm

Safety considerations when switching insulin products

6 May 2026Healthcare professionals should be aware of the risks and safe practice principles when switching insulin products.

Safer use of time critical medicines programme

6 May 2026An update on the programme's progress, including the quality improvement collaborative, wider community of practice and related outputs.

Safe management of therapeutic drug monitoring

17 October 2024Organisations must ensure safe management systems are in place to support the management of drugs requiring therapeutic drug monitoring.

Risk assessing transcribing for administration

28 January 2025Various factors affect the risks associated with using transcribing for medicines administration.

Responding to medication safety alerts and notifications

31 July 2026Organisations are issued with a variety of medication safety alerts and notifications, all of which require appropriate responses.

Responding to medication incidents

26 June 2026Practical guidance to support those responding to medication incidents.

Reporting and management of medication safety events

27 February 2026High quality reporting and management of medication safety events ensures opportunities for learning and improving medication safety.