Medication errors can harm individual patients. But when errors also undermine trust in public health programmes, serious problems can ripple across entire communities.
Perspective / 25 August 2020
COVID-19 is one of the most disruptive events in history and a threat to public health. In the rush for treatments and vaccines, how do we keep sight of the need to ensure safety?
Perspective / 29 April 2020
After months of wintry grey skies, the sun came. And the coronavirus. Suddenly, we find ourselves in the middle of a crisis.
Perspective / 22 April 2020
New 10-point plan urged to improve detection, analysis, and reporting of harms from medicines and devices to improve patient safety.
Perspective / 10 March 2020
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