National Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative (NMSBC) Publications

   

The National Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative (NMSBC) was a key initiative of the Council to reduce patient harm from medication use. While enhancing medication safety is an extremely complex area of work, the Collaborative demonstrated how significant improvements can be made through effective multi-disciplinary collaboration and small scale testing of changes at the facility, state and national levels.

Four publications detailing NMSBC outcomes are now available.

Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative Project Chronicle - Book 1 (PDF 869 KB)
This is the first in the series of handbooks and covers information on the national and international support and advice networks for the collaborative. It covers the experiences of the project team who undertook this exciting initiative.

Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative Team Showcase - Book 2 (PDF 1840 KB)
This document is designed to help you and your organisation improve medication processes and safety by showcasing the experiences of NMSBC teams. The document illustrates the work that has been completed by each team, highlighting their contribution to service improvement activities related to the safe use of medicines in the hospital and community settings. The summaries are complemented by the improvement guide, which lists and shows examples of the successful innovations and tools created by the teams.

Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative Improvement Toolkit - Wave 1 (PDF 2225 KB)
Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative Improvement Toolkit - Wave 2 (PDF 2194 KB)
This publication, in two parts (Wave 1 and Wave 2) is designed to showcase the tools developed by participating teams and the NMSBC to achieve the collaborative aims. The kit includes tools and supporting material considered integral by teams to the success of their projects.

Evaluation of the National Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative - Final Report March 2006 (PDF 631 KB)