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2010-03-10 00:00:00
National Pharmacist Survey 2008: Executive summary
(Evaluation Report - Research & Evaluation publication)
Summary of the fourth national survey of pharmacists undertaken by the National Prescribing Service.
2010-03-10 00:00:00
Evaluation Report no. 12: Progress, achievements & future directions, February 2010
(Evaluation Report - Research & Evaluation publication)
Progress, achievements and future directions of NPS from 2008 to 2009, with an emphasis on monitoring processes and implementation and measuring impacts and outcomes.
2010-03-10 00:00:00
National GP Survey 2008: Executive summary
(Evaluation Report - Research & Evaluation publication)
Summary of the sixth national survey of general practitioners (GPs) undertaken by the National Prescribing Service.
2009-06-09 00:00:00
Medication Safety in the Community: A Review of the Literature
(Research Report - Research & Evaluation publication)
A literature review of medication safety in the community
2009-06-01 00:00:00
National Census of Medicines Use
(Web page)
A research project about how Australians use their medicines, including prescription, non-prescription and complementary medicines.
2009-04-30 00:00:00
Conference papers presented by NPS staff
(Web page)
Conference papers presented by NPS staff on topics relating to the quality use of medicines.
2009-04-14 00:00:00
Prescribing Data in General Practice Demonstration (PDGPD) project
(Web page)
Prescribing Data in General Practice Demonstration (PDGPD) project
2009-03-16 00:00:00
Review of Information Resources for Complementary Medicines
(Research Report - Research & Evaluation publication)
Review of Information Resources for Complementary Medicines
2009-03-12 00:00:00
Evaluation Report no. 11: Progress, achievements & future directions, February 2009
(Evaluation Report - Research & Evaluation publication)
Progress, achievements and future directions of NPS from 2007 to 2008, with an emphasis on monitoring processes and implementation and measuring impacts and outcomes.
2008-12-11 00:00:00
Complementary Medicines: Information Use and Needs of Australian Health Professionals
(Research Report - Research & Evaluation publication)
A summary of research - Complementary Medicines: Information Use and Needs of Australian Health Professionals
2008-09-29 00:00:00
QUM for nurse practitioners
(Research Report - Research & Evaluation publication)
The new program will provide nurse practitioners and nurse practitioner candidates with flexible ongoing education to ensure standards of practice are maintained within the principles of QUM
2008-04-23 00:00:00
Research project: Evaluation of the safety, quality and usefulness of electronic prescribing systems in general practice
(Project Report)
Short summary of background, parties involved and stages of a research project into the safety, quality and usefulness of electronic prescribing systems in general practice.
2008-04-01 00:00:00
Journal articles
(Web page)
Bibliographic details and links to abstracts or full text of research articles by NPS staff or funded or supported by NPS.
2008-02-12 00:00:00
List of reports produced or supported by NPS
(Web page)
Lists NPS research reports, evaluation reports and evaluation surveys.
2007-12-11 00:00:00
Complementary Medicines research project
(Research Report - Research & Evaluation publication)
A short summary of research project: Information Use and Needs of Complementary Medicine Users