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Registration of Quality Controllers (MGPS) (Yellow Cover)

11 March 2016In 1972 Hospital Technical Memorandum No. 22 (HTM 22) was published ‘Piped Medical Gases, Medical Compressed Air and Vacuum Installations’ as a direct result of…

Record keeping

Advice and guidance to support appropriate retention and storage of pharmacy-related records.

Questions to ask when reviewing herbal medicines and interactions

28 March 2024Information should be gathered about the patient and herbal medicine to enable risk assessment and decision making on the interaction.

Questions to ask when giving advice on medicines in pregnancy

29 July 2021Specific information should be gathered about a pregnant woman and her pregnancy to enable a good risk assessment and decision about treatment.

Questions to ask when giving advice on medicines and breastfeeding

4 December 2020Information should be gathered on both the mother and the infant. Questions are provided to help determine clinical details

Quality assurance for aseptic services videos

11 October 2024A series of short videos about quality assurance in aseptic services

Quality Improvement Alert - Cold Chain Management of COVID-19 Vaccines

19 May 2021An SPS quality improvement alert to highlight the requirements for safe and effective cold storage of COVID-19 vaccines

Quality Assurance of Radiopharmaceuticals Edition 4 2012 (Yellow Cover)

17 April 2012The purpose of this document is to advise all NHS and academic units that manufacture radiopharmaceuticals, and their auditors, on recommended minimum standards for Quality…

Purchasing for safety

19 June 2024Using principles of purchasing for safety when making purchasing decisions supports the safe clinical use of medicines and can minimise inadvertent harm

Purchasing Specials

30 November 2023Factors to consider when purchasing Specials and imported unlicensed medicines from commercial manufacturers
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