Editor–Green and colleagues (Clin Med December 2009 pp 515–8) are right to highlight the
problem of prescribed medications not being administered but appear to have omitted one …

Editor–Green and colleagues (Clin Med December 2009 pp 515–8) are right to highlight the
problem of prescribed medications not being administered but appear to have omitted one …

Failure to provide prescribed medicines to inpatients has the potential to cause significant
patient harm, to delay the resolution of the pathology and to increase the length of hospital …

Clinical pharmacists are integral members of multidisciplinary teams needed to provide care
for critically ill patients. They make valuable contributions to improve clinical, economic, and …

East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was rebuked by campaign group Patient
Concern after nurses wore red tabards stating 'Do not disturb–drugs round in progress' to …

Background An innovative new palliative care unit opened in December 2011 within an
NHS hospital with a completely new team, many of whom had not worked in a …

Shortages,''by Hantel et al, 1 the authors examine the impact drug shortages have on
physicians in training in a variety of specialties and care settings. Their findings reveal some …

Prescribing errors are a recognised problem on admission to acute medical wards which
may be detrimental to patient care. The authors had anecdotal evidence that prescribed …

The reported error rates in Valentin and colleagues' study on errors in administration of
parenteral drugs in intensive care units are likely to underestimate the true incidence of …

The prescribing, information and communication system at University Hospitals Birmingham
(UHB) NHS Foundation Trust processes more than 17,000 medicine administrations a day. It …