Enhancing Patient Safety: Audit of Medicines Reconciliation of Psychiatry Inpatients in NHS Lanarkshire 2023–24
Aims: Medication errors at the interface of care (admission, transfer and discharge) are a leading cause of patient morbidity and mortality. For this reason, the Scottish Patient Safety Programme and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have highlighted the need for accurate medi...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425106091/type/journal_article |
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| Summary: | Aims: Medication errors at the interface of care (admission, transfer and discharge) are a leading cause of patient morbidity and mortality. For this reason, the Scottish Patient Safety Programme and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have highlighted the need for accurate medicines reconciliation, and set a 95% standard that all medicines should be reconciled within 24 hours of the patient’s admission. This audit intended to assess quality of completion of Medicines Reconciliation forms and identify any potential barriers to completion. The objectives of this audit were to assess current adherence to local Medicines Reconciliation guidelines across General Adult Psychiatry Wards 19 and 20 in University Hospital Hairmyres (UHH) and identify any potential factors which may be contributing to Medicines Reconciliation forms not being completed appropriately. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |