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Good governance guidance when handling multiple COVID-19 vaccines
2 March 2021
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Practice points to ensure good governance when planning or designing vaccination services where multiple vaccines are used.
Collaboration opportunities to improve medication safety
15 December 2022
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Practical guidance on effective collaboration opportunities to promote medication safety improvements
Understanding medication safety policy and frameworks
15 December 2022
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Healthcare 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 2022
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Organisations 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 2019
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This 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.…
Medication safety across the system: time critical medicines
28 June 2023
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Discussion of key current medication safety challenges within healthcare with a focus on time critical medicines; inspiring partnership across the system.
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Medication Safety
Resources, guidance and support to assess and improve medication safety culture, strategy and policy within the healthcare system.
Clinical considerations for patients prescribed clozapine
28 June 2024
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Healthcare professionals in all settings who interact with patients prescribed clozapine should be aware of clinical considerations related to its use.
Using potassium permanganate for skin conditions or wound care
15 November 2021
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Potassium permanganate is a chemical product. We review the evidence for using it in wound care and highlight the risk of severe harm associated with wrong use.
Developing Medication Safety Across The System (MSATS)
15 September 2023
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Medication Safety Across the System (MSATS) provides resources and networking to inspire and equip individuals in promoting the safe use of medicines.
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