Medicines Safety
Both PPI and Thyroxine alert (HP096)
Both PPI and Thyroxine alert (HP096) Overview/Purpose The Both PPI and Thyroxine alert is a protocol alert within EMIS Web, which has been designed to alert where patients are taking levothyroxine and a proton pump inhibitor What does it do? An alert ...
Hyperkalaemia Alert Closer (HP068)
Hyperkalaemia Alert Closer (HP068) Overview/Purpose This Hyperkalaemia Alert Closer tools is a protocol within EMIS Web, which has been designed to prompt users to confirm that they have actioned a raised potassium result of >5 mmol/L. It works in ...
eGFR and Metformin Alert (HP023)
eGFR and Metformin alert (HP023) Overview/Purpose This protocol ensures that users are informed of safety related to metformin prescribing with impaired or non monitored eGFR What does it do? Checks: If no eGFR recorded If an impaired eGFR that may ...
Base Handy Protocols – Medicines Safety
Base Handy Protocols – Medicines Safety Looking for Optional Handy Protocols? Click here Introduction These Handy Protocols are designed to support safe prescribing in EMIS Web. They work in the background to provide timely prompts and alerts for ...
Warfarin and Antibiotics (HP108)
HP108 Warfarin and Antibiotics Type: Protocol Overview/Purpose To ensure patients on warfarin who are prescribed antibiotics are flagged appropriately, enabling the nursing team to schedule an INR (International Normalized Ratio) check within a week. ...
DMARD Medication Review >3 months (HP037)
DMARD Medication Review >3 months (HP037) Overview/Purpose This protocol ensures that users are warned if they set a medication review to over 3 months if the patient is on DMARD medication What does it do? When a medication review is coded, checks ...
Folic Acid High Dose Reminder (HP008)
Folic Acid High Dose Reminder (HP008) Overview/Purpose This protocol ensures that users are informed of the need for a patient to have high dose folic acid if: There is a BMI of >30 They are diabetic They have coeliac disease They have a personal or ...
Steroids and No Bone Sparing Agent (HP085)
Purpose: Where a patient has had more than 3 courses of steroids in the last 12 months and hasn't had any bone protection prescribed, this protocol alert will highlight the need for review. What does it actually do? The protocol performs the ...
Hyperkalaemia Warnings (HP067)
Hyperkalaemia Warnings (HP067) Overview/Purpose This Hyperkalaemia Warnings tools is a protocol alert EMIS Web, which has been designed to alert users where hyperkalaemia has been present either recently or in the past. The alert is designed to show ...
Anticholinergic Burden Awareness alert (ACB2) (HP103)
Purpose: This protocol will inform clinicians of the anticholinergic burden score that the patient has, as well as the drugs that contribute to the score via a protocol alert. What does it actually do? Some medications have anticholinergic properties ...
Steroid Treatment Card (HP195)
Purpose: The Steroid Treatment Card (HP195) protocol will: Highlight where patients are on steroid medication and If they don't have a steroid treatment card If it has been more than 12 months since they last had their steroid treatment card reviewed ...
Anticholinergic Burden Calculator (ACB2) (HP104)
Anticholinergic Burden Calculator (ACB2) (HP104) Overview/Purpose This protocol will inform clinicians of the anticholinergic burden score that the patient has, as well as the drugs that contribute to the score. What does it do? Based on the ACB ...