PB CPD Online e-learning site
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
British Journal of Psychiatry Advances in Psychiatric Treatment All RCPsych Journals
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

Psychiatric Bulletin (2007) 31: 293-294. doi: 10.1192/pb.bp.106.012963
© 2007 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit an eLetter
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Related articles in PB
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Ved, P.
Right arrow Articles by Coupe, T.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Ved, P.
Right arrow Articles by Coupe, T.

Improving prescription quality in an in-patient mental health unit: three cycles of clinical audit

Priti Ved, Clinical Pharmacist

Coventry Teaching Primary Care Trust, The Caludon Centre, Coventry

Tim Coupe, Clinical Audit/Effectiveness Officer

Coventry Teaching Primary Care Trust, The Caludon Centre, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry CV2 2TE, email: tim.coupe{at}uhcw.nhs.uk

Declaration of interest

None.

AIMS AND METHOD

We undertook three cycles of clinical audit of prescription charts to improve the quality of the prescriptions written in an in-patient unit. Pharmacy and medical staff reviewed a total of 1466 prescriptions on 242 prescription charts against local guidelines and provided feedback to medical staff. The pharmacist also regularly reviewed prescription charts on the wards between audits.

RESULTS

After three cycles of audit, 99.5% of prescriptions written were legible. The recording of drug allergies, section 58 status and patient age remained poor.

CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS

A combination of clinical audit and continual pharmacist review of prescription charts can improve the quality of prescriptions written by medical staff in an in-patient unit.


Related articles in PB:

Improving prescription quality in an in-patient mental health unit
Brian Hallahan, Ivan Murray, and Colm McDonald
PB 2007 31: 435. [Full Text]  





HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
British Journal of Psychiatry Advances in Psychiatric Treatment All RCPsych Journals
Copyright © 2007 The Royal College of Psychiatrists.