Important notice:
From 15th May 2012, the team delivering the work of the NPC will form the NICE Medicines and Prescribing Centre and will sit alongside the Clinical Guidelines team within the Centre for Clinical Practice.
As part of NICE, all future Medicines and prescribing outputs will be published on the NICE website and signposted from the Medicines and prescribing home page.
Improving safety & managing risk in medicines management systems and processes
NPC legacy site
Although no new Medicines and prescribing content will be published to the NPC legacy website, the extensive catalogue of existing publications, resources and e-learning materials will still be available to view and download for as long as the information contained within them remains accurate and up-to-date. All future Medicines and prescribing outputs will be published on the NICE website and signposted from the Medicines and prescribing homepage.
Medicines management can be defined as “…a system of processes and behaviours that determines how medicines are used by the NHS and patients.”(Modernising Medicines Management. A guide to achieving benefits for patients, professionals and the NHS. National Prescribing Centre, 2001).
Good medicines management means that patients receive better, safer and more convenient care. It leads to better use of professional time and enables practitioners to focus their skills where they are most appropriate. Effective medicines management also frees up resources which means that NHS money can be used where it is most effective. Good medicines management benefits everyone.
‘Increasing safety and managing risk in medicines management systems and processes’ incorporates;
- Reducing risk and
- Reducing medication errors
Find out more information about ‘Increasing safety and managing risk in medicines management systems and processes’ by using the eLearning materials for reducing risk, and ‘reducing medication errors’ and/or the other available links and resources situated on the left-hand side menu.
