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Report of the Announced Inspection of Medication Safety at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, County Offaly.

June 14, 2017

Dublin, Ireland: Health Information and Quality Authority; May 2017.

Investigation reports help health care organizations identify areas in need of improvement. This report highlights weaknesses in one hospital's medication safety processes and provides suggestions to enhance governance structure, effort prioritization, pharmacy leadership, and patient education to drive safe medication delivery.

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