title: Avoiding drug errors.
abstract: Although no statistics are available, medication errors occur relatively frequently and should be a target for Clinical Governance activities. Organisations need to create a culture where risk management regarding medication is incorporated.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals, Leicester NHS Trust, De Montfort University.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Upton
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom