Medicines Safety
Public assurance about the safe handling and use of medicines and medical gases.
Medicines are only carried, stored and administered where there is a lawful mechanism to do so and a clinician qualified to use it.
- Medicines governance
- Procurement
- Secure storage
- Medicine checks
- Authorised administration
- The rights of medicines administration
- Patient consent
- Patient Group Directions
- Controlled drugs
- Medical gases
- Medication errors
- Adverse drug reactions
- Safety alerts and recalls
- Disposal
- Staff training and competence