RESEARCH Page 1 RESEARCH Effect of pay for performance on the management and
outcomes of hypertension in the United Kingdom: interrupted time series study Brian Serumaga, …

Aim: To determine the prevalence and nature of prescribing errors in general practice; to
explore the causes, and to identify defences against error. Methods: 1) Systematic reviews; 2) …

Background Relatively little is known about prescribing errors in general practice, or the
factors associated with error. Aim To determine the prevalence and nature of prescribing and …

The 2011 United Nations (UN) General Assembly Political Declaration on Prevention and
Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) brought NCDs to the global health agenda. …

Background In the UK, a process of revalidation is being introduced to allow doctors to
demonstrate that they meet current professional standards, are up-to-date, and fit to practise. …

Background: Public health commodity supply chains are typically weak in low-income countries,
partly because they have many disparate yet interdependent functions and components…

This article is a summary and update for prescribing clinicians and primary care managers
who are interested in medication error in general practice. It summarizes the state of primary …

Lack of standardization related to compounded drug preparations, especially in the transition
of care situations, threatens patient safety by facilitating medication error. This paper …

We plan to systematically identify and evaluate studies of interventions delivered in primary
care settings that aim to reduce preventable medication errors that lead to hospital …

In this series we present a number of prescribing safety indicators developed as part of an
RCGP project. The evidence base behind each of the indicators is given along with …