Medicines Safety and Medication Error Prevention UK
Course Content
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Section 1: Understanding Medication Error
1.1 What Medication Errors Are and Why They Matter
1.2 Where Errors Happen Across the Medicines Journey
1.3 High-Risk Medicines
1.4 Why Errors Happen
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Section 2: The Legal and Professional Framework
2.1 Medicines Legislation in Outline
2.2 Professional Standards and Guidance
2.3 Prescriptions, Directions and Delegation
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Section 3: Safe Prescribing and Medicines Reconciliation
3.1 Prescribing Safely
3.2 Clear Communication: Abbreviations, Units and Decimals
3.3 Medicines Reconciliation and Transitions of Care
3.4 Medication Review, Polypharmacy and Deprescribing
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Section 4: Safe Preparation and Administration
4.1 The Checks Before Administration
4.2 Interruptions, Distractions and Workarounds
4.3 Calculations, Infusions and Devices
4.4 Refusal, Capacity, Covert Administration and Modifying Medicines
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Section 5: Medicines in Community and Care Settings
5.1 Care Homes and Home Care
5.2 People Managing Their Own Medicines
5.3 Controlled Drugs
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Section 6: When Errors Happen: Response, Reporting and Learning
6.1 Immediate Actions After an Error
6.2 Reporting Errors and Adverse Reactions
6.3 Candour, Just Culture and Learning
6.4 Bringing It Together: Your Role in Medicines Safety
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Section 7: Conclusion and Key Points
Conclusion and Key Points
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Section 8: References and Quick Reference
References and Further Reading
Quick-Reference Guide
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Section 9: Reflection
Your reflective account