Tackling prescribing errors is a priority for the National Patient Safety Agency and many NHS trusts are developing strategies to combat this most pernicious of problems. System improvements and enhanced knowledge and application of appropriate prescribing are both required. Whilst many initiatives focus on the system in which healthcare professionals operate, fewer to date are directly aimed at the prescriber. Surviving Prescribing fulfils an important need. The book has been developed to complement existing educational initiatives and resources (including the BNF). The Editors have vast experience of the subject matter and have selected content that speaks directly to the problems that they routinely see in hospital prescribing. Designed for easy reference, the book is pocket-sized, concise and exquisitely focused. â I very much like the size, formation, layout and content of the book. I was a hospital pharmacist for nearly 30 years and many hospitals had prepared some materials of this type â but they were not as comprehensive, well presented or easily found when required.â - Professor David Cousins: Head of Safe Medication Practice, National Patient Safety Agency