Aim
Reduce the severe harm and death associated with medicines by 50% over 5 years.
Objectives
The programme aims to address the most important causes of severe harm associated with medicines, most of which have been known about for years but continue to challenge our health and care systems. The programme affects safety culture, safety systems and high-risk medicines in common use. It brings the science of continuous safety improvement to bear on this complex problem.
Driver Diagram 2023/24
We are supporting our ICSs to implement a “whole systems approach to high-risk opioid prescribing framework” in collaboration with Health Innovation North West Coast Coaching Academy via a Breakthrough Series Collaborative.
For more information regarding the National Programme, please access the NHS Futures Page. If you are interested in learning more about the work we are doing locally, please do not hesitate to contact Rebecca Wardle, Programme Manager.
Past projects & resources
Health Innovation North West Coast has also worked with the care home sector to develop quality improvement methods.
We have been working with the NHS England and Improvement Safety Improvement Programmes for Managing Deterioration and Medicines Safety to reduce deterioration and medication-related harm in care homes in the North West Coast.
In addition Health Innovation North West Coast has previously supported the following programmes of work:
