Amie Bain

Senior pharmacist for the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Principles of diagnostic reasoning

This article introduces principles and techniques that help prescribers to systematically structure their approach to differential diagnosis.…

Introduction to clinical assessment for prescribers

Prescribers can make use of a range of different methods and approaches when conducting clinical assessments. This article introduces some common tools used to collect information about a patient’s health status and wellbeing.…

Principles of effective history taking when prescribing

An accurate patient history provides a foundation for assessing the best options for patients and preventing errors. This article outlines principles and approaches that can help prescribers to gather information effectively.…

Hospital insulin errors remain high, but we can improve the safety of inpatients with diabetes

Insulin prescribing errors are unacceptable but entirely avoidable, hindered by variation across NHS trusts in terms of both prescribing systems and interventions used to support insulin prescribing.…