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 |