Te Rā Haumaru Tūroro o Aotearoa/ Aotearoa Patient Safety Day – coming soon – Thursday 17 November 2022 Can we improve Medicines at Discharge for patients? The Health Quality Safety Commission (HQSC) Patient Safety Day is aligned with the World Health Organization’s 2022 Theme of ‘Medication without Harm’. Key messages for staff are to focus on ‘the three Ps’ for medicines on discharge or transfer: › Provide a complete list of medicines, including indications for the medicines and any changes made › Patient and whānau understand their medicines, any changes and side effects › Practicalities of accessing the medicines are considered before discharge One tip for making it better for patients: The reason for using a medicine is the indication. By entering the indication for a medicine, you have communicated the reason/s for using that medicine for everyone involved in the future care of that patient. Keep an eye out for further information on what you may like to do to make it better.
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