The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 279 No 7480 p615
1 December 2007

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Hospital pharmacy team wins BUPA communication award

A pharmacy team from Darlington has won the BUPA Foundation's annual communication award presented at a ceremony held last month at Lincoln's Inn, London.

By giving patients a booklet in which all aspects of their disease management and treatment are recorded, the team discovered there is a dramatic drop in the medication error rate when patients move between primary and secondary care.

The booklet, designed by a team led by Margaret Ledger-Scott, clinical director of medicines management and pharmacy at Darlington Memorial Hospital, also won a Pharmaceutical Care Award in 2007 (PJ, 7 July 2007, p14).

Christine Oates is pictured with fellow pharmacist and team member Labib Tadros receiving the award (which included a cheque for £10,000) from health minister Lord Darzi (left).