by Nic Blackwell | Nov 27, 2017 | News
As a health professional, you have an integral role to play in identifying ADRs and reporting these to the authorities. The Yellow Card scheme collects reports of adverse incidents associated with medicines and medical devices. You should report suspected ADRs to all...
by Nic Blackwell | Nov 27, 2017 | News
The SCRIPT team were invited to present a poster at the Patient First conference on 21 November in London. The poster showcased how the eLearning programme has contributed to increased patient safety by improving prescribing and medicines management education. SCRIPT...
by Nic Blackwell | Nov 27, 2017 | News
The Script team visited the RCGP Sepsis Day, held on 21 November at the Midlands Art Centre in Birmingham, to raise awareness of its new variant for General Practitioners. The event was an excellent opportunity to present the new resource, and verbal feedback from...
by Nic Blackwell | Sep 28, 2017 | News
The SCRIPT Editorial team welcomes its newest member, Dr Julie Mason. Julie started as Editorial Manager on 25 September 2017. She joins the team from her previous post as a lecturer on the University of Birmingham’s Master of Pharmacy programme. Julie will be...
by Nic Blackwell | Sep 18, 2017 | News, Research
A new study shows the positive impact SCRIPT has on hospital doctors’ knowledge and confidence in prescribing for older patients. The randomised control trial found that those who completed a SCRIPT module on geriatric pharmacotherapy scored on average 22% more in...
by Nic Blackwell | Sep 11, 2017 | News
The Yellow Card Centre West Midlands is pleased to host a regional study day on safer drug treatment, featuring several speakers from the SCRIPT Editorial team. In this session, the following will be explored: New developments in pharmacovigilance The use of...