Research suggests that on average 50% of adult patients are affected by at least one medication error post-hospital discharge [1] and reducing medication-related harm at hospital discharge, along with other transitions of care, is an international priority [2].
In 2021 the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) undertook a project focused on improving medicines safety during the hospital discharge transition. We started by creating an improvement guide [3] designed to accompany groups through improvement projects. Members of the RCP’s Patient and Carer Network (PCN) were fundamental in supporting the development of the guide and after completion, we used what we’d learned to embark on another project.
