AUGUST 2025
EDITION 39
Medication Safety Week - 22-26 September 2025
Your paragraph text Please join the NSLHD Medication Safety Week Discussion Panel Series via MS teams-further details to follow. Prizes are available for staff who visit the medication safety stalls/roaming trolley at the facility, participate in online quizzes and/or attend the panel discussions via MS teams throughout the week. See the table below for the awareness-raising activities will take place across the district during Medication Safety Week: Medication Safety Is everyone’s business. Medication safety plays a vital role in healthcare, supporting the safe use of medicines and ensuring that hospital staff are consistently trained in best practices. During Medication Safety Week, NSLHD will highlight challenging medication safety scenarios, and important practices that keep our patients and staff safe. These practices include safe handling of cytotoxic or hazardous medications, speaking up for medication safety, involving consumers in Medication Safety Checks and optimal use of high-risk medications.
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Lauch of NSLHD Formulary App
The NSLHD Formulary App was developed to combine all medicines on the NSW Medicines Formulary and additional, out-of-scope medicines approved by the NSLHD Drug and Therapeutics Committee for inpatient initiation and/or outpatient supply from NSLHD Pharmacy Departments. Who can use the NSLHD Medicines Formulary App? The app can be used by all clinicians who prescribe, administer and supply medicines but will provide the most benefit to authorised prescribers and pharmacy staff. Once accessed, it’s as easy as searching for a medicine name in the search field and clicking on the relevant listing to view restrictions. Where to access the NSLHD Medicines Formulary App? The NSLHD Formulary App can be accessed from your computer via a direct link ( NSLHD Formulary App ) or from the ‘Intranet Apps’ quick link.
The NSLHD Formulary App can also be accessed on all mobile devices via the ‘Power Apps’ mobile app which is available for download from the Apple App Store, Google Play Store or equivalent. Note: Login to the app will require a Stafflink ID. For more information, refer to NSLHD Formulary App-FAQs or scan the QR code To arrange additional support/education please contact your corresponding hospital Pharmacy Department or email NSLHD-DTC@health.nsw.gov.au.
Medication Safety Standard
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