Medication Safety Landscape – What have we achieved and what’s next?

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Medication Safety Landscape – What have we achieved and what’s next?. Dr David Cousins Senior Head Safe Medication Practice and Medical Devices. 2001. 2000. National Reporting & Learning System. Feedback. Standardised reporting. NRLS. International Collaboration. NHS Trusts. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Medication Safety Landscape – What have we achieved and what’s next?

Dr David CousinsSenior HeadSafe Medication Practice and Medical Devices

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National Reporting & Learning System

NHS Trusts

PractitionersStaff

PatientsCarers

NRLS

CQCMHRA

NHS ComplaintsNHS Litigation Authority

Research

Feedback

InternationalCollaborationS

tandardised reporting

Air Safety Reports: Volume & Risk

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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

0.0%

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

Year

2.0%

2.5%

3.0% Total % High Risk

Patient accident

Medication

Treatment, procedure

Implementation of care and ongoing monitoring / review

Access, admission, transfer, discharge (including missing patient)

Documentation (including records, identification)

Infrastructure (including staffing, facilities, environment)

Clinical assessment (including diagnosis, scans, tests, assessments)

Other

Consent, communication, confidentiality

Disruptive, aggressive behaviour

Self-harming behaviour

Medical device / equipment

Infection Control Incident

Patient abuse (by staff / third party)

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Chart 2: Proportion of incidents by incident type and quarter, Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

Apr 2012 - Jun 2012Jan 2012 - Mar 2012Oct 2011 - Dec 2011Jul 2011 - Sep 2011

Percent

Acute / general hospital

Mental health service

Community nursing, medical and therapy service (incl. community hos-

pital)

Learning disabilities service

Community pharmacy

Ambulance service

General practice

Community and general dental service

Community optometry / optician service

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Chart 3: Proportion of incidents by care setting and quarter, Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

Apr 2012 - Jun 2012Jan 2012 - Mar 2012Oct 2011 - Dec 2011Jul 2011 - Sep 2011

Percent

Patient accident

Treatment, procedure

Medication

Implementation of care and ongoing monitoring / review

Access, admission, transfer, discharge (including missing patient)

Documentation (including records, identification)

Infrastructure (including staffing, facilities, environment)

Clinical assessment (including diagnosis, scans, tests, assessments)

Consent, communication, confidentiality

Medical device / equipment

Other

Infection Control Incident

Disruptive, aggressive behaviour

Self-harming behaviour

Patient abuse (by staff / third party)

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Chart 4: Proportion of incidents in acute / general hospital settings by quarter, Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

Apr 2012 - Jun 2012Jan 2012 - Mar 2012Oct 2011 - Dec 2011Jul 2011 - Sep 2011

Percent

Patient accident

Self-harming behaviour

Disruptive, aggressive behaviour

Access, admission, transfer, discharge (including missing patient)

Medication

Other

Infrastructure (including staffing, facilities, environment)

Documentation (including records, identification)

Patient abuse (by staff / third party)

Implementation of care and ongoing monitoring / review

Treatment, procedure

Consent, communication, confidentiality

Infection Control Incident

Clinical assessment (including diagnosis, scans, tests, assessments)

Medical device / equipment

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Chart 6: Proportion of incidents in mental health settings by quarter, Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

Apr 2012 - Jun 2012Jan 2012 - Mar 2012Oct 2011 - Dec 2011Jul 2011 - Sep 2011

Percent

Patient accident

Implementation of care and ongoing monitoring / review

Medication

Treatment, procedure

Access, admission, transfer, discharge (including missing patient)

Other

Consent, communication, confidentiality

Documentation (including records, identification)

Clinical assessment (including diagnosis, scans, tests, assessments)

Infrastructure (including staffing, facilities, environment)

Medical device / equipment

Infection Control Incident

Self-harming behaviour

Disruptive, aggressive behaviour

Patient abuse (by staff / third party)

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Chart 8: Proportion of incidents in community nursing settings by quarter, Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

Apr 2012 - Jun 2012Jan 2012 - Mar 2012Oct 2011 - Dec 2011Jul 2011 - Sep 2011

Percent

Medication

Documentation (including records, identification)

Implementation of care and ongoing monitoring / review

Clinical assessment (including diagnosis, scans, tests, assessments)

Access, admission, transfer, discharge (including missing patient)

Consent, communication, confidentiality

Treatment, procedure

Other

Patient accident

Infrastructure (including staffing, facilities, environment)

Infection Control Incident

Medical device / equipment

Self-harming behaviour

Disruptive, aggressive behaviour

Patient abuse (by staff / third party)

0 5 10 15 20 25

Chart 9: Proportion of incidents in general practice set-tings by quarter, Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

Apr 2012 - Jun 2012Jan 2012 - Mar 2012Oct 2011 - Dec 2011Jul 2011 - Sep 2011

Percent

National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) in England and Wales medication incident reports 2005 - 10

Cousins D, Gerrett D, Warner B. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012

NRLS – Types of incidents

Cousins D, Gerrett D, Warner B. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012

NRLS – who is reporting incidents?

Cousins D, Gerrett D, Warner B. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012

NRLS – Types of harm

Cousins D, Gerrett D, Warner B. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012

NRLS – Ratio of serious harm / all

NRLS – Stage of process

Cousins D, Gerrett D, Warner B. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012

NRLS – Error category

Cousins D, Gerrett D, Warner B. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012

NRLS – Critical medicines

Cousins D, Gerrett D, Warner B. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2012

DH – Never events – medication practice• Wrong prepared high risk injectable medicine• Maladministration of potassium containing solutions• Wrong route administration of oral/enteral products• Intravenous administration of epidural injections/infusions• Maladministration of insulin products• Overdose of midazolam during conscious sedation • Opioid overdose in opioid naive patents• Inappropriate administration of daily oral methotrexate• Wrong gas administered

NHS Outcomes framework

Domain 5 Patient Safety

• Known drug allergy• Reconciliation• Omitted doses• Anticoagulants• Opioids• Sedatives• Insulin

Patient Safety Collaborative

Safety is no accident!

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