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Strategies supporting sustainable prescribing safety improvement interventions in English primary care: a qualitative study

Azwa Shamsuddin, Mark Jeffries, Aziz Sheikh, Libby Laing, Nde-Eshimuni Salema, Anthony J Avery, Antony Chuter, Justin Waring and Richard N Keers
BJGP Open 2021; 5 (5): BJGPO.2021.0109. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0109
Azwa Shamsuddin
1 Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Mark Jeffries
2 Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
3 National Institute for Health Research Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK
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Aziz Sheikh
1 Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Libby Laing
4 Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Nde-Eshimuni Salema
3 National Institute for Health Research Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK
4 Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Anthony J Avery
3 National Institute for Health Research Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK
4 Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Antony Chuter
1 Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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Justin Waring
5 School of Social Policy, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Richard N Keers
2 Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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vol. 5 no. 5 BJGPO.2021.0109
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https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0109
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34226173

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  • Received June 15, 2021
  • Accepted June 25, 2021
  • Published online October 26, 2021.

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  1. Azwa Shamsuddin1,*,
  2. Mark Jeffries2,3,
  3. Aziz Sheikh1,
  4. Libby Laing4,
  5. Nde-Eshimuni Salema3,4,
  6. Anthony J Avery3,4,
  7. Antony Chuter1,
  8. Justin Waring5 and
  9. Richard N Keers2,6
  1. 1 Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  2. 2 Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
  3. 3 National Institute for Health Research Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK
  4. 4 Division of Primary Care, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
  5. 5 School of Social Policy, Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
  6. 6 Pharmacy Department, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
  1. ↵ *For correspondence:
    Azwa Shamsuddin, azwashamsuddin88{at}gmail.com
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  • prescribing safety
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