Project seeks to improve safety of injectables
Safety issues affecting injectable medicines are to be tackled through a project established by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency.
The pilot project is a collaboration with the pharmaceutical industry
and will operate across a number of NHS sites.
Tom Gray, chief pharmacist at Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one
of the trusts involved in the project, told The Journal: “[The
project] is an exciting opportunity to understand better the risks of
intravenous medicines therapy and improve our products and service to
patients in this trust, as well as contribute to safer and more cost-effective
solutions across the NHS, and build on our existing expertise in this
area.”
Last week, the National Patient Safety Agency recommended that health
care staff should implement a “purchasing for safety” policy
for injectable medicines. The advice came as part of the NPSA’s
work programme (PJ, 31 March, p356), which is the focus of a News
feature this week (p392).
Two free-of-charge training days to support implementation of the NPSA’s
alert on injectable medicines have been organised by Baxter Healthcare.
The events are aimed at chief pharmacists and others involved in implementing
the alert. They will take place in London on 13 June and in Harrogate
on 25 June 2007.
Details are available by e-mailing patient_safety_uk@baxter.com |
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