Background Underlying systems factors have been seen to be crucial contributors to the
occurrence of medication errors. By understanding the causes of these errors, the most …

The global population of multimorbid older people is growing steadily. Multimorbidity is the
principal cause of complex polypharmacy, which in turn is the prime risk factor for …

A medication error is a preventable event that may lead to inappropriate medication use or
patient harm. 2. We found 36 studies reported error rates in primary care, care homes and …

Objective To understand how prepared UK medical graduates are for practice and the
effectiveness of workplace transition interventions. Design A rapid review of the literature …

Objective The aim of this systematic review was to develop a 'contributory factors
framework'from a synthesis of empirical work which summarises factors contributing to …

Objectives Study objectives were to investigate the prevalence and causes of prescribing
errors amongst foundation doctors (ie junior doctors in their first (F1) or second (F2) year of …

A review of all medication incidents reported to the National Reporting and Learning System
(NRLS) in England in Wales between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2010 was …

Aim: To determine the prevalence and nature of prescribing errors in general practice; to
explore the causes, and to identify defences against error. Methods: 1) Systematic reviews; …

Medical Education 2011: 45: 1006–1015 Objectives Doctors make many transitions whilst
they are training and throughout their ensuing careers. Despite studies showing that …

Aims Prescribing errors are an important cause of patient safety incidents and are frequently
caused by junior doctors. This might be because the prescribing competence of final‐year …