Exploration of prescribing error reporting across primary care: a qualitative study.

Nicola Hall; Kathryn Bullen; John Sherwood; Nicola Wake; Scott Wilkes; Gemma Donovan

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Exploration of prescribing error reporting across primary care: a qualitative study.

April 13, 2022

Hall N, Bullen K, Sherwood J, et al. BMJ Open. 2022;12(1):e050283.

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Reporting errors is a key component of improving patient safety and patient care. Primary care prescribers and community pharmacists in Northeast England were interviewed about perceived barriers and enablers to reporting medication prescribing errors, either internally or externally. Motivation, capability, and opportunity influenced reporting behaviors.

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