How Can We Make Prescribing Medicines Safer? - Latest Medical Evidence Matters with Liz Tucker Podcast Professor Tony Avery, National Clinical Director for Prescribing, NHS England, gives his perspective

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How Can We Make Prescribing Medicines Safer? - Latest Medical Evidence Matters with Liz Tucker Podcast Professor Tony Avery, National Clinical Director for Prescribing, NHS England, gives his perspective

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How Can We Make Prescribing Medicines Safer?

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I know so much is awful, and I am trying to find teeny tiny ways to make things less awful in my little bit of the world, but this evening I am cherishing my beautiful garden, the late summer sunshine, a glass of wine and a good book. Look after yourselves too my friends 💛

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’Striking the right balance with antidepressant prescribing’ - Patient Safety Commissioner Antidepressant prescribing is at record levels in England, with around one in five adults receiving these medicines for a range of mental health conditions and chronic pain. Prescriptions have...

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