ePrescribing-Based Antimicrobial Stewardship Practices in an English National Health Service Hospital: Qualitative Interview Study Among Medical Prescribers and Pharmacists.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance, the ability of microorganisms to survive antimicrobial drugs, is a public health emergency. Although electronic prescribing (ePrescribing)-based interventions designed to reduce unnecessary antimicrobial usage exist, these often do not integrate effectively with existing workflows. As a result, ePrescribing-based interventions may have limited impact in addressing antimicrobial resistance.

The impact of a novel medication scanner on administration errors in the hospital setting: a before and after feasibility study.

Objective: The medication administration process is complex and consequently prone to errors. Closed Loop Medication Administration solutions aim to improve patient safety. We assessed the impact of a novel medication scanning device (MedEye) on the rate of medication administration errors in a large UK Hospital.

A rapid review and narrative synthesis of hospital to community pharmacy transfer of care services in England.

Objectives: A new discharge medicines service in England has been proposed for rollout in July 2020. This study aims to appraise the evidence for hospital to community pharmacy referral services in England. A rapid review methodology was adopted, findings were synthesised and reported narratively.

Medication errors and adverse drug events in a UK hospital during the optimisation of electronic prescriptions: a prospective observational study.

Background: WHO's Third Global Patient Safety Challenge, Medication Without Harm, focused on reducing the substantial burden of iatrogenic harm associated with medications by 50% in the next 5 years. We aimed to assess whether the number and type of medication errors changed as an electronic prescribing system was optimised over time in a UK hospital.

Methods: We did a prospective observational study at a tertiary-care teaching hospital.

New transfer of care initiative of electronic referral from hospital to community pharmacy in England: a formative service evaluation.

Objectives: To evaluate an electronic patient referral system from one UK hospital Trust to community pharmacies across the North East of England.

Setting: Two hospital sites in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and 207 community pharmacies.

Participants: Inpatients who were considered to benefit from on-going support and continuity of care after leaving hospital.