International Medicines Safety Week
November 28, 2019
Medicines Safety Week focuses on safe use of medicines and reporting of adverse drug reactions, particularly in patients on multiple medicines.
To celebrate International Medicines Safety Week, our pharmacy department will be hosting awareness events around medicine in general and medicine safety concerns. There will also be the opportunity to take part in a medicines safety quiz with a chance to win prizes. Please see details regarding awareness events below:
- Thursday 28 November: Outside pharmacy, main spine City Hospital, 12pm – 2pm.
- Friday 29 November: Main reception (lobby area by lifts), Sandwell Hospital, 12pm – 2pm.
Wards can also participate in the ‘survival of the safest ward challenge’ quiz by completing the below and returning it to swbh.mso@nhs.net. All completed quizzes will be included into the prize draw.