STAMP: a 5-year project to reduce paediatric prescribing errors.

We describe an ongoing quality improvement project to reduce paediatric prescribing errors following our earlier interventions previously published.

Please reconcile, not wait a while.

A quality improvement project to increase the rate of paediatric medicines reconciliation was carried out in a district general hospital between April and July 2018. Baseline data collected from our paediatric ward shows that medicines reconciliation by doctors is only accurately completed 50% of the time. Evidence shows that medicines-related patient safety incidents are more likely when medicines reconciliation happens more than 24 hours after a person is admitted to an acute setting.

STAMP: a continuous improvement approach to improve paediatric prescribing and medication safety.

We describe an ongoing quality improvement project focusing on paediatric prescribing and medication safety for medical, surgical and oncology patients in a district general hospital. The project is called STAMP-Safe Treatment and Administration of Medicine in Paediatrics. The project has been running continuously for 24 months.

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis responding to withdrawal of gluten: a case report.

Background: This is the first documented case of a patient with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in association with coeliac disease. There was complete clinical and biochemical remission of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis following the introduction of a gluten-free diet.

Case Presentation: A 7-year-old white girl presented with fevers and maculopapular rash with a recent history of tonsillitis.