LloydsPharmacy reduces amlodipine and amitriptyline dispensing errors by 77% The multiple's Safer Care patient safety programme, aimed to eliminate look-alike, sound-alike dispensing errors, achieved a significant reduction in mistakes in 2020.…
Mixed response to GPhC consultation on training unregistered pharmacy staff Pharmacists have given a mixed response to proposed new guidance from the professional regulator around the training of unregistered pharmacy staff.…
Considering human factors and developing systems-thinking behaviours to ensure patient safety Medication errors are too frequently assigned as blame towards a single person. By considering these errors as a system-level failure, healthcare providers can take significant steps towards improving patient safety. …
How to recover from making a mistake at work Making a mistake at work can leave anyone lacking confidence and unsure how to proceed. So how should pharmacists deal with errors and overcome the aftermath?…
