Number of Young People admitted to a Cohort Ward April 2019 - March 2020
Medicines Management
Medicines Reconciliation
Pharmacy 7 day working began in September 2018 and during the period April 2019 - March 2020
the number of prescriptions checked at ward level has continued to steadily increase.
Clinical pharmacists are now available at weekends to check prescriptions on the ward before they
are sent to Pharmacy and this has a number of important benefits:
• Communication with nurses and doctors on the ward enables pharmacists to prioritise
workload including prescriptions requiring a clinical check
• Ward level prescription checks are more thorough & queries can be answered in a timelier
manner
• Prescriptions then processed quicker within dispensary reducing turnaround time & facilitating
better patient flow.
Goal 3: Measuring the Improvement 77