30 June: Fire Safety with Emollients, IV Paracetamol, & Minocycline monitoring

Gary Hodgson, Medicines Advice Pharmacist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 20th and 26th 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/ Share your feedback on this podcast series We would really appreciate your views, whether you’ve listened to one or multiple episodes of our Prescribing with confidence podcast series. https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=VpftQ_9Bv0yVm0BqQIO3i22A1OMYp8xGqlAGgUanSedUNktDMUdNTlRTNDZaSk5DRUdMSEZaV1g0Mi4u&route=shorturl SPS Screensavers A collection of screensavers designed by SPS for healthcare professionals to save and use on workplace computers. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/screensavers/ Managing fire risk with emollients and other skin products Emollient residue can increase the risk of fatal burns. This article outlines how fire risk occurs, which patients may be at increased risk, and harm reduction. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/managing-fire-risk-with-emollients-and-other-skin-products/ Prescribing and administering intravenous paracetamol safely Guidance on safe prescribing and administration of IV paracetamol, including dosing, infusion, risk mitigation, and monitoring to prevent errors. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/using-intravenous-paracetamol-preparations-safely-in-paediatrics/ Influenza vaccine written instruction template for adoption An IM influenza vaccination written instruction template is published annually for adoption by organisations providing flu vaccination to employees. https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/influenza-vaccine-written-instruction-templates-for-adoption/ Minocycline monitoring New sections have been added, including ‘requirements for treatment lasting longer than six months’, and considerations where minocycline may be ‘less suitable for prescribing’ https://www.sps.nhs.uk/monitorings/minocycline-monitoring/ 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'.