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“#DRUGgle”
@drashleyreece
Zahida Hassandin Premji
Lead Pharmacist for Paediatrics
Dr Ashley Reece
Consultant Paediatrician
A Medication Safety Huddle
Watford General Hospital
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Driver Diagram
The Goals
Towards zero drug
errors
Primary Drivers
Reduced prescription
errors
Reduced administration
errors
Secondary Drivers
Doctor/Nurse ownership
Projects
DRUG-gle
Induction teaching/test
Ward Round chart review
On-ward chart review
Culture of drug safety
Pharmacists/team integration
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DRUG-gle
• At end of Grand Round/Handover
• Pharmacist led
• Key interventions from past week
• Summary circulated
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• “Let’s do the #DRUGgle”
• #NEOdruggle
• #NURSINGdruggle
Local Spread…
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#DRUGgle
National Spread…
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#DRUGgle
Examples of key messages
Transcription error
Regular medications
Levels
Interactions/effects
Metolazone prescribed instead of mesalazine.
Lanzoprazole: Taking 15mg at home; prescribed at 50mg
Gentamicin: Reminder levels on day 2 and 5. Day 5 level had been missed
Ciprofloxacin and epilepsy:
It can reduce seizure threshold
Type of error Details Details
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Acknowledgements
“#DRUGgle”
@drashleyreece
SAFE team:
Peter Lachman, Darren Cooper
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Neonatal Unit
Paediatric Pharmacists:
Zahida Hassandi
Anupam Paul
Maddie Wong
Alistair Hill