Poor prescription security
Auditing systems lacking the capability to manage the security assurance of prescriptions sent by individual consultants.
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2 inquiries
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Poor prescription security has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
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Inquiry Recommendations (2)
2 — Insulin
Recommendation: i. Digital devices should be used to restrict access of insulin to authorised people and record access to insulin storage units. I acknowledge that steps are being taken to achieve this. By 31 March 2027, all neonatal units must meet …
Words of: Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, oral statement to the House of Commons, 15 September 2026 (text as published on GOV.UK)
Gov response: It recommends much stronger controls on insulin storage. The NHS has begun that process with new guidance in January of this year, but we agree with the recommendation to go further.
Accepted
In progress
IHRD-25 — Drug Prescription Documentation
Recommendation: All instances of drug prescription and administration should be entered into the main clinical notes and paediatric pharmacists should monitor, query and, if necessary, correct prescriptions. In the event of correction the pharmacist should inform the prescribing clinician.
Words of: Mr Swann, Minister of Health, written ministerial statement to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 25 March 2021
Gov response: My Department accepts the recommendations of the O'Hara Report in their entirety.
Accepted