Edinburgh Napier University

  Medication discrepancies impact almost every patient that moves across transitions of care, e.g. admission to or discharge from hospital. WHO urges countries to prioritise early and sustained action to reduce medication-related harm arising at transitions. This report outlines why improving medication safety in transitions of care is a priority and outlines what has been done to date and what needs to be done. The key elements of leadership and improvement programmes, including formal structured processes, workforce capacity and capability, partnering with patients and families, improving information quality and availability and measurement are outlined.