Adverse drug events occur in up to 20% of patients following hospital discharge1 and contribute to avoidable readmissions.2 Accurate
communication of medicines at discharge is a vital aspect of safe, quality patient care to reduce the risk of harm from medicines. During period
5/9/16 to 13/11/16 on Ward 207, a busy general medical ward at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 72.5% of Immediate Discharge Letters (IDLs)
contained one or more medication errors, with an average of 2.8 medication errors per patient. We made it our aim on Ward 207 by June 2017
for:
