Formalized prescribing error feedback from hospital pharmacists: doctors' attitudes and opinions

M Lloyd; S D Watmough; S V O'Brien; N Furlong; K Hardy

doi:10.12968/hmed.2015.76.12.713

Formalized prescribing error feedback from hospital pharmacists: doctors' attitudes and opinions

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2015 Dec;76(12):713-8. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2015.76.12.713.

Authors

M Lloyd¹, S D Watmough², S V O'Brien³, N Furlong⁴, K Hardy⁵

Affiliations

¹ Pharmacist in the Pharmacy Department, St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Whiston, Merseyside L35 5DR.
² Research Fellow in Health Care Education in the Institute of Learning and Teaching, University of Liverpool, Liverpool.
³ Chief Nurse, St. Helens Clinical Commissioning Group, St. Helens, Merseyside.
⁴ Consultant Physician, St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Whiston, Merseyside.
⁵ Medical Director in the Department of Diabetes, St. Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust, Whiston, Merseyside.

PMID: 26646334
DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2015.76.12.713

Abstract

Doctors have reported a lack of awareness of their prescribing errors with lack of feedback considered a system failure. This article summarizes the views of hospital doctors about receiving formal prescribing error feedback from ward-based pharmacists.

MeSH terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug Prescriptions*
Feedback
Female
Humans
Male
Medication Errors / prevention & control*
Pharmacists / organization & administration*
Pharmacy Service, Hospital / organization & administration*
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / standards*
Professional Role*
Surveys and Questionnaires*