Report of the Announced Inspection of Medication Safety at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, County Offaly. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Report of the Announced Inspection of Medication Safety at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, County Offaly. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published May 2017

Report of the Announced Inspection of Medication Safety at the Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, County Offaly.

Dublin, Ireland: Health Information and Quality Authority; May 2017.

Investigation reports help health care organizations identify areas in need of improvement. This report highlights weaknesses in one hospital's medication safety processes and provides suggestions to enhance governance structure, effort prioritization, pharmacy leadership, and patient education to drive safe medication delivery.

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