Direct patient care activities completed for each patient admission
% Agreement with task necessity n=20
Staff group required to deliver task. Mode response (%) n= 20 Mean time task takes in minutes. Mode response (% and range) Frequency which task should be done for each patient admission. Mode response (% agreement & range)
Medicines Reconciliation (pharmacy confirmed and signed off)
Medicines Reconciliation (pharmacy confirmed and signed off)
100
P / MMT = 81%
n= 20 10 (29%) & 20 (29%) 6-30
n=20 1(85%) 1-2
Check of Patients Own Drugs (PODs)
Check of Patients Own Drugs (PODs)
95
MMT= 91%
n=17 5 (58%) 4-15
n=20 1(65%) 1-2
Clinical Review of Notes Clinical Review of Notes 90 P=81% n=18 5 (66%) 2-10 n=20 “Depends” (45%) Daily - 7
Review of Blood results Review of Blood results 90 P=81% n=17 5 (35%) 1-5 n=19 “Depends” (52%) Depends-3
Initial review of Drug Chart Initial review of Drug Chart 100 P=81% n=18 5 (50%) 2-5 n=19 1 (79%) Depends-1
Initial endorsing of Drug Chart Initial endorsing of Drug Chart 95 P=91% n=17 5 (40%) 1-10 n=17 1 (82%) Depends-1
Subsequent review of Drug Chart Subsequent review of Drug Chart 95 P=90% n=17 5 (41%) 1-5 n=18 “Depends” (44%) Depends-Daily
Subsequent endorsing of Drug Chart
Subsequent endorsing of Drug Chart
90
P=86%
n=17 2 (30%) 0-5
n=17 “Depends” (41%) Depends-daily
Completion of Paperwork (Pharmacy handover/care plans etc) Completion of Paperwork (Pharmacy handover/care plans etc)
86
P=61% MMT=52%
n=9 5 (66%) 1-5
n=11 “Depends” (27%) Depends-Daily
Ordering of Non Stocks
Ordering of Non Stocks
90
MMT=72%
n=16 5 (44%) 1-5
n=17 “Depends” (47%) Depends-3
Clinical Check of Discharge prescription
Clinical Check of Discharge prescription
100
P=76%
n=20 5 (38%) 2-17
n=20 1 (100%)
Talking to patient about their medicines
Talking to patient about their medicines
95
P/MMT=81%
n=17 5 (47%) 1-15
n=17 (40%) Depends-2
Making interventions on patient care Making interventions on patient care 100 P=100% n=16 5 (56%) 1-10 n=19 “Depends” (57%) Depends-Daily
Key: P=pharmacist MMT=medicines management technician PODs=patient’s own drugs P/MMT = pharmacists or MMTs “depends”=depends on patient characteristics Key: P=pharmacist MMT=medicines management technician PODs=patient’s own drugs P/MMT = pharmacists or MMTs “depends”=depends on patient characteristics Key: P=pharmacist MMT=medicines management technician PODs=patient’s own drugs P/MMT = pharmacists or MMTs “depends”=depends on patient characteristics Key: P=pharmacist MMT=medicines management technician PODs=patient’s own drugs P/MMT = pharmacists or MMTs “depends”=depends on patient characteristics Key: P=pharmacist MMT=medicines management technician PODs=patient’s own drugs P/MMT = pharmacists or MMTs “depends”=depends on patient characteristics Key: P=pharmacist MMT=medicines management technician PODs=patient’s own drugs P/MMT = pharmacists or MMTs “depends”=depends on patient characteristics