Objectives To provide national estimates of the number and clinical and economic burden of
medication errors in the National Health Service (NHS) in England. Methods We used UK …

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 …

Background Eighty per cent of care home residents in the UK are living with dementia. The
prevalence of faecal incontinence (FI) in care homes is estimated to range from 30% to 50 …

Introduction Older people in care homes are at increased risk of medication errors and
adverse drug events. The effect of formulation on administration errors is not known, that is …

Background The increasingly complex nature of care home residents' health status means
that this population requires significant multidisciplinary team input from health services. To …

Medicines-related incidents are a leading cause of preventable harm across all patient
groups, including care home residents. Despite national guidance, there is little information …

Background Repeated hospital admissions are prevalent in older people. The role of
medication in repeated hospital admissions has not been widely studied. The hypothesis …

In his letter, he suggested that I might like to read the papers before our next consultation, as
he would like to discuss them with me, which for me absolutely exemplified the challenge of …

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The high prevalence of co-morbidities in older people gives rise to an increasing number of
prescribed medicine increasing the complexity of medicine management. Multi-compartment …