Scenario 1
A new general medical ward is planned to open. This will have 28 beds and an average length of stay of 5 days. The average number of items on an in-patient prescription is 8. You have to identify the pharmacy staff whole-time-equivalent required to deliver a standard ward-based service to this new ward
Scenario 2
An existing 28 bed general medical ward with average length of stay of 4 days (average items 8) is being converted to a short stay (48 hour) unit. What impact will this have on your pharmacy service and what if any additional staff would you request
Scenario 3
Finally, you are approached by a directorate manager about to submit a business case for 200 new bariatric surgical patients. No new beds will be opened, but these cases will go through an existing 28 bed surgical ward with a length of stay of 3 days. These patients have an average of 6 items on their prescription. He asks what resource implications this will have for you and what pharmacy resource he should include in the business case