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Apr 5, 2021 · You must use your professional judgement to apply the standards to your day-to-day practice. If you do this, act in good faith and in the interests of patients, you will be able to explain and justify your decisions and actions. We say more about professional judgement, and how the professional standards relate to our fitness to practise processes,
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Apr 5, 2021 · This guidance will help you make sure that you practise safe prescribing. It reminds you that where possible, you must avoid prescribing for yourself or those close to you.
Apr 2, 2020 · This professional guidance has been co-produced by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) and Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and provides principles-based guidance to ensure the safe administration of medicines by healthcare professionals.
Jun 14, 2023 · Safety of services is one of the key lines of enquiry by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). General practice professionals should take steps to ensure that safe prescribing procedures are in place and that patients are fully informed about the medicines they are being prescribed.
Some patients do not take medicines prescribed for them, or they do not follow the instructions as to the dose or the time medicines should be taken. You should try to understand the reasons for this and address them by providing reassurance and useful information.
7 and patients therefore need to reflect the seven elements of medicines optimisation, to deliver improved patient outcomes, and to be supported by appropriate measurement and monitoring. The seven elements of medicines optimisation Principle 1 – aim to understand the patient’s experience
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Prescribing decisions must take into account the child’s age, weight and development stage. For detailed advice, consult the current version of the BNF for Children. Medicines licensed for use in children in the specific age range and for specific disease must always be used if available.