NHS Circular: HDL (2006) 14
Health Department
Dear Colleague,
PATIENTS AND THEIR MEDICINES IN HOSPITAL
Introduction
This letter alerts you to the publication of a joint report prepared by a Working Group of the National Pharmaceutical Forum and the Scottish Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee on patients and their medicines in hospital.
The report, which was commissioned in response to an action point from The Right Medicine - A Strategy for Pharmaceutical Care in Scotland, provides guidance on improving systems of control for the management of medicines in hospital.
Action
The Scottish Executive Health Department strongly commends this report to NHS Boards and Operating Divisions and encourages them to adopt the standards, criteria and recommendations made in this report in order to improve the patient's journey in relation to medicines throughout their stay in hospital.
Further copies of the report are available on the Scottish Executive website: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home
Yours sincerely
DR H BURNS, Chief Medical Officer
PROFESSOR W SCOTT, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer
February 2006
Addresses
For action
Chief Executives, NHS Boards
Chief Executives, Operating Divisions
Chief Pharmacists, NHS Boards
Chief Pharmacists, Operating Divisions
For information
Medical Directors, NHS Boards
Medical Directors, Operating Divisions
Nursing Directors, NHS Boards
Directors of Nursing Services, Operating Divisions
Enquiries to:
Mr Neil Leadbeater
Patients & Quality
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
EDINBURGH
EH1 3DG
Tel: 0131-244 2343
Fax: 0131-244 2989
E-mail: neil.leadbeater@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Further copies:
Tel: 0131 244 2075