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Apr 5, 2021 · Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices. 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.
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You must use your professional judgement to apply the...
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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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To ensure the best possible outcome from medicines, there is an ongoing, open dialogue with the patient and/or their carer about the patient’s choice and experience of using medicines to manage their condition; recognising that the patient’s experience may change over time even if the medicines do not.
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What is medicines management? The right medicine for the right patient and the right time. Becoming an independent prescriber. Competencies and maintaining competence. Specialist prescribing. Delegation.
Mar 4, 2015 · In primary care, carry out medicines reconciliation for all people who have been discharged from hospital or another care setting. This should happen as soon as is practically possible, before a prescription or new supply of medicines is issued and within 1 week of the GP practice receiving the information.
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.
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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.
