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Conclusion: Medicines reconciliation in primary care is as important as on admission to hospital. Our evaluation revealed errors and discrepancies across both care settings, and that despite increasing use of… Click to show full abstract
Conclusion: Medicines reconciliation in primary care is as important as on admission to hospital. Our evaluation revealed errors and discrepancies across both care settings, and that despite increasing use of electronic discharge summaries only 43% were received on the same day. There is scope to maximise transfer and action on information to improve safety. References 1. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). Medicines optimisation: the safe and effective use of medicines to enable the best possible outcomes. March 2015, available at: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng5 (Accessed 05/04 2016) 2. NHS England. Patient Safety Alert: Risks arising from breakdown and failure to act on communication during handover at the time of discharge from secondary care. NHS/PSA/W/2014/014. October 2014
Journal Title: International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Year Published: 2017
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