Incident Log
Date of incident: 01/03/2017
Error type: dispensing error
Patient age: 45
Patient sex: female
Brief summary of incident: I obliterated content in the CD Register
Name of medication: Diamorphine Hydrochloride 10mg Solution for inject
Level of harm that could have occurred: 1
The reason you think the potential harm is at the level you have chosen:
The error would not have affected the patient as they still received the correct product at the right dose.
Possible cause/contributory factors: Was not aware of the protocol required if make a mistake in the CD Register
Reasons why incident occurred and actions required to prevent reoccurence:
Put a footnote on errors- do not obliterate content.
Best description of this error/near miss:
Error in CD Register
Error type: dispensing error
Patient age: 45
Patient sex: female
Brief summary of incident: I obliterated content in the CD Register
Name of medication: Diamorphine Hydrochloride 10mg Solution for inject
Level of harm that could have occurred: 1
The reason you think the potential harm is at the level you have chosen:
The error would not have affected the patient as they still received the correct product at the right dose.
Possible cause/contributory factors: Was not aware of the protocol required if make a mistake in the CD Register
Reasons why incident occurred and actions required to prevent reoccurence:
Put a footnote on errors- do not obliterate content.
Best description of this error/near miss:
Error in CD Register