Adopting a quality improvement approach to patient safety incidents (15 March 2024)

Summary

Ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines is a central function of the pharmacy team. This article in the Pharmaceutical Journal outlines how pharmacists can support the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF). It aims to help pharmacists:

• understand the role of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF).
• understand the difference between the PSIRF and the Serious Incident Framework.
• Know how the PSIRF can be applied to the pharmacy profession.

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