Making best use of medicines
At a round table event facilitated by the Department of Health in January 2011, patients' groups, health professionals, the NHS and industry were invited to develop a practical plan for collaborative action to minimise wastage of medicines and improve health outcomes.
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Health Minister Lord Howe was the keynote speaker at the event, which was hosted by The King’s Fund.
Read more about the roundtable event: Making best use of medicines
The event followed publication of a Department of Health commissioned report, Evaluation of the Scale, Causes and Costs of Waste Medicines’ in November 2010.