Changes in medication safety indicators in England throughout the covid-19 pandemic using OpenSAFELY: population based, retrospective cohort study of 57 million patients using federated analytics.
Louis FisherLisa E M HopcroftSarah RodgersJames BarrettKerry OliverAnthony J AveryDai EvansHelen J CurtisRichard CrokerOrla MacdonaldJessica MorleyAmir MehrkarSebastian C J BaconSimon DavyIain DillinghamDavid EvansGeorge HickmanPeter InglesbyCaroline E MortonBecky SmithTom WardWilliam J HulmeAmelia C A GreenJon MasseyAlex J WalkerChristopher BatesJonathan CockburnJohn ParryFrank HesterSam HarperShaun O'HanlonAlex EavisRichard JarvisDima AvramovPaul GriffithsAaron FowlesNasreen ParkesAlex J WalkerBrian MackennaPublished in: BMJ medicine (2023)
NHS data from general practices can be analysed at national scale to generate insights into service delivery. Potentially hazardous prescribing was largely unaffected by the covid-19 pandemic in primary care health records in England.