NPC Archive Item: Phase out of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)-containing pharmaceutical metered dose inhalers

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 7 May 2010 Introduction: Pharmaceutical metered dose inhalers (pMDIs) traditionally used chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) as the propellant but, under the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer1, […]

NPC Archive Item: Reducing harm from omitted and delayed medicines in hospital

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 30 April 2010 Introduction In February 2010 the National Patient Safety Agency’s (NPSA’s) Rapid Response Report ‘Reducing harm from omitted and delayed medicines in hospital’1 was published to alert […]

NPC Archive Item: Planning the discharge and the transfer of patients from hospital and intermediate care

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 30 April 2010 Introduction In March 2010 the Department of Health published the guide ‘Ready to go? Planning the discharge and transfer of patients from hospital and intermediate care’.1 […]

NPC Archive Item: What’s new on NPC? (December 2009)

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 14 December 2009 We have added and updated some new resources on the therapeutics section of NPC recently — why not take a look? The therapeutics section of the […]

NPC Archive Item: Managing patients’ medicines after discharge from hospital – a National Study from the Care Quality Commission

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 7 December 2009 Introduction In October 2009 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published a report of a national study carried out on ‘Managing patients’ medicines after discharge from hospital’1 […]

NPC Archive Item: Medicines reconciliation in an outpatient setting

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 11th November 2009 Introduction In October 2009 the results from the study ‘Medicines reconciliation in ambulatory care: attempts at improvement’1 were published. The objective of the study was to […]

NPC Archive Item: Ongoing support programme announced for local decision-making groups

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 6 November 2009 Introduction The NPC has recently announced an ongoing programme of support for all NHS local decision-making (LDM) groups. The programme was commissioned from the NPC, […]

NPC Archive Item: Care homes’ use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and potential harm of medication errors in care homes for older people

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 20th October 2009 Introduction In October 2009 the results from the Care homes’ use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and potential harm of medication errors in care homes for […]

NPC Archive Item: What’s new on NPC? (October 2009)

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 15 October 2009 We have added and updated some new resources on the therapeutics section of NPC recently — why not take a look? The therapeutics section of the […]

NPC Archive Item: What’s new on NPC? (July 2009)

NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. 1st July 2009 Many new resources have been added to therapeutics section of NPC recently – why not take a look and ‘hot-sync’ your brain with the latest evidence? […]