Double-checking does not always reduce medication errors

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Mandatory double-checking as it is currently performed does not reduce the incidence or severity of medication administration errors compared with single-checking, an Australian study has found. 

Information on Commonwealth, state and territory statutory declarations

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  JURISDICTION DEPARTMENT FORM Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department www.ag.gov.au/legal-system/ statutory-declarations www.ag.gov.au/node/2838 New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice www.jp.nsw.gov.au/Documents/ witnessing-legal-documents- remotely-jp-factsheet.pdf www.jp.nsw.gov.au/Pages/ justices-of-the-peace/nsw- statutory-declaration.aspx Northern Territory Northern Territory Government www.nt.gov.au/law/processes/ statutory-declarations www.nt.gov.au/__data/ assets/word_doc/0011/ 167933/statutory-declaration.docx Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General www.justice.qld.gov.au/initiatives /documents-during-covid/ statutory-declarations South Australia Attorney-General’s Department www.agd.sa.gov.au/jp-covid-updates www.agd.sa.gov.au/sites/ default/files/0007_jphandbook_v6_web.pdf (pp. 19–21 and 61–64) www.agd.sa.gov.au/sites/ default/files/south_australian _statutory_declaration_form.pdf Tasmania Department of Justice www.justice.tas.gov.au/forms /statutory_declarations www.justice.tas.gov.au/ forms/statutory_declarations Victoria Department of...

COVID-19: Finish line or first lap?

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As Australia reaches vaccine targets, what’s next for pharmacists and Australians?

How to plan for the upcoming CPD year

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There are five steps to a successful Continuing Professional Development (CPD): plan, do, record, reflect and report.

Methamphetamine: from Meji wonder to modern meth

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Since the 1940s, methamphetamine has been one of the most widely used and abused drugs worldwide due to its addictive qualities. Methamphetamine was first...

COVID-19: Huge numbers of residents infected in Victorian aged care facilities

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Nearly 800 residents in Victorian residential aged care facilities (RACFs) have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the state’s total number of cases to 9,049.