High-risk medication errors: Insight from the UK National Reporting and learning system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ensuring patient safety is of paramount importance in healthcare systems. Rising concerns about medical errors in the UK have necessitated a greater focus on studying the nature of such errors, particularly those involving high-risk medications.

Objectives

To conduct a retrospective analysis of incidents related to patient safety in the UK based on data from the National Rporting and Learning System (NRLS).

Methods

This study was conducted based on a review of the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) patient safety reports published between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2015. NHS Improvement provides details regarding incidents following approval using a data-sharing agreement. In total, 1500 incidents were analszed and equally divided a

SUBMITTER: Alrowily A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683304 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature