Medicine reconciliation: An evaluation of hospital discharge discrepancies in one UK primary care trust

• In: Posters
• At: Amsterdam (the Netherlands) (2012)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: HPS-P-036
• By: HAMMAD, Eman (University of East Anglia, Medication Management, Norwich, United Kingdom)
• Co-author(s): Battacharya, D. (University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom)
  Walton, C. (NHS Norfolk, Norwich, United Kingdom)
  Wood, J. (University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom)
  Wright, D. (University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom)
  
• Abstract:

  
  
  Background
  
  Patient transition between healthcare settings is responsible for 50% of all medication errors in the USA
  ^[1]
  and for 7,070 medication error reports between 2003 and 2007 in the UK.
  ^[2]
  
  
  Aim
  
  The study aim is to estimate the extent of discharge discrepancies and their potential for patient harm.
  
  Settings
  
  14 UK medical practices
  
  Methods
  
  Hospital

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