Open | Medication
Reducing harm from high-risk medicines was a focus of the Open campaign from October 2014 – March 2015. The Health Quality & Safety Commission’s Medication Safety programme is ongoing, while the campaign will highlighted high-risk medicine key messages. Find out more about the medication safety programme on the Commission website.
Summary of News and Events
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Humpty Dumpty display a winner in national competition to highlight expertise pharmacists have to offer
Humpty Dumpty display a winner in national competition to highlight expertise pharmacists have to offer
Unichem Fenwicks Pharmacy in Kaiapoi had it cracked when it came to winning the South Island section of a national competition judged by Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne. -
Eye-grabbing winning display highlights valuable advice pharmacists can provide
Eye-grabbing winning display highlights valuable advice pharmacists can provide
An eye-grabbing display encouraging customers to ask questions to make full use of pharmacists’ expertise about medicines has won Greenlane Clinical Centre Pharmacy the North Island section in a national competition judged by Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne. -
Capital & Coast spreads the word about medication safety
Capital & Coast spreads the word about medication safety
Capital & Coast was one of the district health boards (DHBs) that used Let’s PLAN for better care pharmacy week to have a stall on behalf of reducing harm from high-risk medicines, the just-finished six-month focus of the Open for better care patient safety campaign. -
MidCentral extends medication safety campaign for another 12 months
MidCentral extends medication safety campaign for another 12 months
The end of the Open for better care national patient safety campaign’s six-month focus on reducing harm from high-risk medicines is just the beginning for MidCentral District Health Board (DHB) – as it prepares for the start in May of its own year-long medication safety campaign. -
End of the high-risk medicines campaign topic
End of the high-risk medicines campaign topic
The end of March marks the end of the Open for better care campaign’s focus on reducing harm from high-risk medicines. - Register for our webinar on using the Atlas of Healthcare Variation opioid domain [closed]
