Healthcare Safety Investigation October 2019
- HSIB has identified a significant safety risk posed by the communication and transfer of information between secondary care, primary care and community pharmacy relating to medicines at the time of hospital discharge.
- The national investigation focused on:
- the impact of ePMA systems on the safe discharge of patients, encapsulating the interface between primary and secondary care and communication with the patient/family
- the influence of weekend working on patient safety in the context of the availability of support services and specialist input.
