title: Use of patient group directions in an emergency care centre.
abstract: Patient group directions (PGDs) enable practitioners who are not independent prescribers to administer or supply patients with medications. They reduce delays in the administration of medication and thereby improve patients' journeys. This article discusses an audit of the use of PGDs in an emergency care centre to ensure that they are used appropriately and regularly.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Care Centre, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knox
mesh_terms: D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D059039:Standard of Care; D006113:United Kingdom