16 June: Medication incidents, Evergreen Assessments, & drug interactions

John Oliver, a quality assurance specialist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 6th and 12th June.   To easily find a list of newly published pages go to sps.nhs.uk, select ‘search’, click in the search bar, and press enter.    Quick links to highlighted resources:     Prescribing with confidence podcast series Exploring real-world prescribing through expert insights, practical tools, and lived experiences to support prescribers in developing safe, confident practice. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/prescribing-with-confidence-podcast-series/ Responding to medication incidents Practical guidance to support those responding to medication incidents. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/conducting-a-medication-incident-investigation/ Answers to frequently asked questions about Evergreen Assessments We have provided guidance on the recurrent themes or topics of enquiry raised, to support implementation of the Evergreen assessment process. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/answers-to-frequently-asked-questions-about-evergreen-assessments/ Drug interactions: resources to support clinical decisions Suggested resources to help healthcare professionals find information on drug interactions https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/drug-interactions-resources-to-support-clinical-decisions/ Managing the risk of confusion between injectable iron products Minimising the risk of confusion between different injectable iron products may prevent inadvertent harm. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/managing-the-risk-of-confusion-between-injectable-iron-products/ Job opportunity Senior Specialist Pharmacy Technician in Medication Safety. https://careers.uhliverpool.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/liverpool-university-hospitals-vacancies#!/job/v7991819 We want to hear from you about – safety challenges with medicines used for mental health conditions https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=VpftQ_9Bv0yVm0BqQIO3izrIdNxdvTBGiYJBhRu93FdUNFZZSkNXNjlKT0Q3T0JDQzRWVlcxNzVPNi4u Next events – forthcoming webinars and conferences            https://www.sps.nhs.uk/home/events/next-events/           Join our WhatsApp channel to stay up to date with our latest news and updates      https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbBslvuJpe8aH3n7Zu1i      Podcast description:          NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.