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Medication safety

Patient safety: part eight

The eighth and final module in this series looks at the second victim phenomenon, in conjunction with CPPE.

13 Apr 2021 , 2 Min Article

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Patient safety: part seven

Part seven of this CPPE series looks at different tools that can be used to improve patient safety.

10 Mar 2021 , 5 Min Article

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Patient safety: part six

Part six of this series looks at the effectivness of huddles with regards to improving patients saftey.

10 Feb 2021 , 3 Min Article

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Patient safety: part five

Part five of this series looks at patient involvement and safety campigns.

14 Jan 2021 , 3 Min Article

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Patient safety: part four

The fourth module in this series looks at patient safety, reporting and analysis.

11 Dec 2020 , 6 Min Article

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Greener schemes in pharmacy

From blister packs to PPE, the range of pharmacy items that can now be recycled is growing all the time.

19 Nov 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Patient safety: part three

Part three of this series provides an understanding of safety culture and some of the models that influence it.

18 Nov 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Patient safety: part two

Part two of patient safety considers the basic principles of the London Protocol and wider causes of patient safety incidents.

28 Oct 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Patient safety: part one

This CPPE module considers patient safety and helps pharmacy technicians understand what is meant by a safety culture.

16 Sep 2020 , 3 Min Article

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Deprescribing

This module provides an overview of managing inappropriate polypharmacy.

25 May 2020 , 3 Min Article

Mental health

Improving patient safety: lithium

This CPD module provides an overview of bipolar disorder and information on how to support patients taking lithium.

21 Jan 2020 , 4 Min Article

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Addiction prescription

PHE publishes the first ever review of dependence and withdrawal problems associated with five classes of medicines.

22 Nov 2019 , 3 Min Article

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Antimicrobial Resistance

This CPD module looks at antimicrobial resistance and the pharmacy team's role in tackling this patient safety threat.

20 Oct 2019 , 4 Min Article

Prescribing

Renal therapeutics: part two

Part two of this renal therapeutics CPPE module looks at the effects of medicines and how ADME are affected in patients.

25 Sep 2019 , 3 Min Article

Heart health

Drug driving legislation

This CPD article covers the key elements of current driving legislation in relation to certain medical conditions, and describes the impact drugs can have on an individual's ability to drive.

08 Jul 2016 , 6 Min Article

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Multi-compartment compliance aids - are they ever a good option?

This CPD article covers the guidance for and issues with the use of multi-compartment compliance aids (MCAs).

08 Jul 2016 , 6 Min Article

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Medication safety

Patient safety: part eight

Patient safety: part seven

Patient safety: part six

Patient safety: part five

Patient safety: part four

Greener schemes in pharmacy

Patient safety: part three

Patient safety: part two

Patient safety: part one

Deprescribing

Improving patient safety: lithium

Addiction prescription

Antimicrobial Resistance

Renal therapeutics: part two

Drug driving legislation

Multi-compartment compliance aids - are they ever a good option?