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Background The delivery of healthcare tasks, such as administration of medicines, at home by parents and carers to children is an increasing phenomenon.1 It is estimated that up to 80% of families administer a medicine incorrectly at home at some point.2 These medication errors at home persist despite current systems of medication safety and medicines optimisation. Therefore, new approaches are needed to address these long-standing problems. Utilising patient experience is one such approach, and has been identified by both the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence3 and the NHS Patient Safety Strategy4 as potential new avenues for research. Aim The aim of this project was to conduct a focus group to consult families who administer medicine to children at home about future research questions. Method Funding was obtained to conduct this focus group via the National Institute for Health Research Yorkshire and Humber Clinical Research Network (NIHR Y23:1144–1154. Lopez-Pineda A, Gonzalez de Dios J, Guilabert Mora M, et al. A systematic review on pediatric medication errors by parents or caregivers at home. Expert Opinion on Drug Safey 2022;21:95–105. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Medicines optimisation: the safe and effective use of medicines to enable the best possible outcomes NG5. London: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. 2015. NHS England and NHS Improvement. The NHS Patient Safety Strategy. London: NHS England. 2019.
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