Transitions of care
November 13, 2024
Transitions of care are pivotal moments in healthcare delivery, where patients move between different healthcare settings. Whether transitioning from hospital to home, or from home
Transitions of care are pivotal moments in healthcare delivery, where patients move between different healthcare settings. Whether transitioning from hospital to home, or from home
Recent legislative change now allows Northern Territory pharmacists to provide antibiotic treatment without a prescription from a prescriber for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs), to
PDL has chosen to describe the charting and prescribing activity by hospital pharmacists as Collaborative Pharmacist-led Charting and Prescribing (CPCP), though it may also be
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During your healthcare career, you may receive a regulatory notification. Regulatory notifications are a mechanism for the public to raise any concerns about their healthcare experience
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