Results
Thirty-six participants consented to participate, and data was returned from 22 participants (61%) of whom 20 (56%) supplied analysable data. Consensus was achieved on the tasks required for pharmaceutical care delivery, the mean time each takes, the frequency of completion and the unavailable time in the employment of each grade of staff identified. The CPWC uses this data in an algorithm to calculate staffing requirements. Eleven participants (55%) tested the CPWC and analysis of their responses showed that 31 of 33 (94%) calculations were accurately completed using the CPWC.