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Prescribing

Prescribing. HGP Patient Forum 22 04 08. Budget. NHS (2006); £8,000,000,000 = 750,000,000 items 60% increase over 10 years (in real terms) For HGP; approx £1,000,000 for next year. Some other issues. POM – P Prescribers Compliance aids Repeat dispensing MUR. How it works here. Acute

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Prescribing

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  1. Prescribing HGP Patient Forum 22 04 08

  2. Budget • NHS (2006); £8,000,000,000 = 750,000,000 items • 60% increase over 10 years (in real terms) • For HGP; approx £1,000,000 for next year

  3. Some other issues • POM – P • Prescribers • Compliance aids • Repeat dispensing • MUR

  4. How it works here • Acute • Repeat • Ordering • Reviews • Monitoring

  5. Resources • NICE • National Library for Health • NeLM • MHRA • NPC • GMC Good practice in prescribing medicines • NPSA • Prescribing advice for GPs blog • No Free Lunch

  6. Medication errors: definitions, incidence and causes • 2.1 What is a medication error? • 2.2 How often do medication errors occur? • 2.3 What are the causes of medication errors?

  7. The medication process • 3.1 Safer prescribing of medicines • 3.2 Safer dispensing of medicines • 3.3 Safer administration of medicines

  8. Reducing the risks: challenges in specific patient groups • 4.1 Safer use of medicines in people with allergies • 4.2 Safer use of medicines in seriously ill patients • 4.3 Safer use of medicines in children

  9. Reducing the risks: challenges with specific groups of medicines • 5.1 Drugs in anaesthetic practice • 5.2 Anticoagulants • 5.3 Cytotoxic drugs • 5.4 Intravenous infusions • 5.5 Methotrexate • 5.6 Opiate analgesics • 5.7 Potassium chloride

  10. Reducing the risks: organisational and environmental strategies • 6.1 Safer medication through information management and technology • 6.2 Safer medication through improved labelling and packaging • 6.3 Medication safety at the interface between healthcare settings • 6.4 Education and training for medication safety • 6.5 Managing medication safety in NHS organisations

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