All Outputs (10)

Developing a learning health system: insights from a qualitative process evaluation of a pharmacist-led electronic audit and feedback intervention to improve medication safety in primary care. (2018)
Journal Article
Jeffries, M., Keers, R. N., Phipps, D. L., Williams, R., Brown, B., Avery, A. J., …Ashcroft, D. M. (2018). Developing a learning health system: insights from a qualitative process evaluation of a pharmacist-led electronic audit and feedback intervention to improve medication safety in primary care. PLoS ONE, 13(10), Article e0205419. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205419

Introduction: Developments in information technology offer opportunities to enhance medication safety in primary care. We evaluated the implementation and adoption of a complex pharmacist-led intervention involving the use of an electronic audit and... Read More about Developing a learning health system: insights from a qualitative process evaluation of a pharmacist-led electronic audit and feedback intervention to improve medication safety in primary care..

SMASH! The Salford medication safety dashboard (2018)
Journal Article
Williams, R., Keers, R., Gude, W. T., Jeffries, M., Davies, C., Brown, B., …Peek, N. (2018). SMASH! The Salford medication safety dashboard. Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 25(3), 183-193. https://doi.org/10.14236/jhi.v25i3.1015

Background: Patient safety is vital to well-functioning health systems. A key component is safe prescribing, particularly in primary care where most medications are prescribed. Previous research demonstrated that the number of patients exposed to pot... Read More about SMASH! The Salford medication safety dashboard.

Improving medication safety in general practices in the East Midlands through the PINCER intervention: Scaling Up PINCER (2018)
Report
Rodgers, S., Salema, N.-E., Waring, J., Armstrong, S., Mehta, R., Bell, B., …On behalf of the Scaling Up PINCER Evaluation and Implementation Teams. (2018). Improving medication safety in general practices in the East Midlands through the PINCER intervention: Scaling Up PINCER. University of Nottingham: The Health Foundation

This is the executive summary of an evaluation report for the Health Foundation.

Clinical Pharmacists In General Practice : Pilot Scheme : Independent Evaluation Report: Full Report (2018)
Report
Mann, C., Anderson, C., Avery, A. J., Waring, J., & Boyd, M. (2018). Clinical Pharmacists In General Practice : Pilot Scheme : Independent Evaluation Report: Full Report. NHS England

Processing of discharge summaries in general practice: a retrospective record review (2018)
Journal Article
Spencer, R., Spencer, S. E., Rodgers, S., Campbell, S., & Avery, A. (2018). Processing of discharge summaries in general practice: a retrospective record review. British Journal of General Practice, 68(673), e576-e585. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X697877

Background: There is a need for greater understanding of the epidemiology of primary care patient safety in order to generate solutions to prevent future harm.
Aim: To estimate the rate of failures in processing actions requested in hospital discha... Read More about Processing of discharge summaries in general practice: a retrospective record review.

Developing a measure of polypharmacy appropriateness in primary care: systematic review and expert consensus study (2018)
Journal Article
Burt, J., Elmore, N., Campbell, S. M., Rodgers, S., Avery, A. J., & Payne, R. A. (2018). Developing a measure of polypharmacy appropriateness in primary care: systematic review and expert consensus study. BMC Medicine, 16(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1078-7

Background: Polypharmacy is an increasing challenge for primary care. Although sometimes clinically justified, polypharmacy can be inappropriate, leading to undesirable outcomes. Optimising care for polypharmacy necessitates effective targeting and m... Read More about Developing a measure of polypharmacy appropriateness in primary care: systematic review and expert consensus study.

Influences on the adoption of patient safety innovation in primary care: a qualitative exploration of staff perspectives (2018)
Journal Article
Litchfield, I., Gill, P., Avery, T., Campbell, S., Perryman, K., Marsden, K., & Greenfield, S. (2018). Influences on the adoption of patient safety innovation in primary care: a qualitative exploration of staff perspectives. BMC Family Practice, 19(1), Article 72. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0761-2

Background: Primary care is changing rapidly to meet the needs of an ageing and chronically ill population. New ways of working are called for yet the introduction of innovative service interventions is complicated by organisational challenges arisin... Read More about Influences on the adoption of patient safety innovation in primary care: a qualitative exploration of staff perspectives.

Mindful organizing in patients’ contributions to primary care medication safety (2018)
Journal Article
Phipps, D. L., Giles, S., Lewis, P. J., Marsden, K., Salema, N., Jeffries, M., Avery, A. J., & Ashcroft, D. M. (2018). Mindful organizing in patients’ contributions to primary care medication safety. Health Expectations, 21(6), 964-972. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.12689

Background: There is a need to ensure that the risks associated with medication usage in primary healthcare are controlled. To maintain an understanding of the risks, healthcare organizations may engage in a process known as “mindful organizing”. Whi... Read More about Mindful organizing in patients’ contributions to primary care medication safety.

Essential prescribing tips for GP Associates-in-Training (2018)
Journal Article
Gookey, G., Knox, R., Salema, N.-E., Marsden, K., Bell, B., Bassi, M., Silcock, N., Swanwick, G., & Avery, A. (in press). Essential prescribing tips for GP Associates-in-Training. InnovAiT, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1755738017738271

Prescribing is an essential role in general practice but it is also, at times, a high risk activity. GP Associates-in-Training (GP AiTs) have been highlighted as needing further support to reduce the risk of prescribing errors. This article highlight... Read More about Essential prescribing tips for GP Associates-in-Training.

A Patient Safety Toolkit for Family Practices (2018)
Journal Article
Campbell, S. M., Bell, B. G., Marsden, K., Spencer, R., Kadam, U., Perryman, K., Rodgers, S., Litchfield, I., Reeves, D., Chuter, A., Doos, L., Ricci-Cabello, I., Gill, P., Esmail, A., Greenfield, S., Slight, S., Middleton, K., Barnett, J., Moore, M., Valderas, J. M., …Avery, A. J. (2018). A Patient Safety Toolkit for Family Practices. Journal of Patient Safety, 16(3), e182-e186. https://doi.org/10.1097/pts.0000000000000471

Objectives: Major gaps remain in our understanding of primary care patient safety. We describe a toolkit for measuring patient safety in family practices.

Methods: Six tools were used in 46 practices. These tools were: NHS Education for Scotlan... Read More about A Patient Safety Toolkit for Family Practices.