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David Cousins is an independent safe medication practice consultant; former head of safe medication practice, National Patient Safety Agency nand NHS England

Tribute: Archibald Michael Cullen (1945–2021)

Archibald Michael — known as ‘Mike' — Cullen died suddenly on 21 October 2021 in Derby. Mike was a hospital pharmacy leader in Derby in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the reason that I and many other forward-thinking pharmacists were attracted to work in the sector in Derby at that time. H…

A review of Controlled Drug incidents reported to the NRLS over seven years

This article aims to describe the number and types of patient safety incidents involving Controlled Drugs reported to the National Reporting and Learning System and the role of Accountable Officers for Controlled Drugs in incident reporting and learning.…

Managing risks arising from medicine shortages in NHS hospitals

This study aims to identify and prioritise risks associated with medicine shortages in NHS hospitals, and describe how these risks can be managed more safely.…

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