containing an allergy status) Efficiency Average time to To ascertain if Time in minutes Primary (NTW 9) Pre/post Project team complete the ePMA decreases per ward per implementation the amount of time month time in motion over morning medication round required for two weeks (mins) + faxes and medication Average time to phonecalls etc tasks (band 5 fax/scan a kardex X nurse) average number per week/ward. Extrapolate as wards go live. Clinical Number of Antibiotic Number of doses Secondary (NTW Pre/post Clinical Pharmacy antibiotic doses stewardship 12) implementation Team administered over check the prescribed duration (using standard course lengths (IPC PGN 15) unless specified) Clinical Number of POMH/RCPSych Number of patients Secondary (NTW Pre/post Clinical Pharmacy patients prescribed guidance. Also 15) implementation Team HDAT investigation of check impact of sticker removal and active checking Safety Accuracy of Previous systems 0% of letters Primary (NTW 2) Post Clinical Pharmacy discharge letters have a large containing an error implementation Team post go degree of error. (baseline 67%) check ‘live’ Safety Transcription error Rewriting kardexs Zero rewrites will Secondary (NTW Prior to roll out Project team rates on rewriting will not be required give a cost saving 13) kardexs anymore once due to reduction in
containing an allergy status) Efficiency Average time to complete the morning medication round (mins) + faxes and phonecalls etc To ascertain if ePMA decreases the amount of time required for medication tasks (band 5 nurse) Time in minutes per ward per month Primary (NTW 9) Pre/post implementation time in motion over two weeks Average time to fax/scan a kardex X average number per week/ward. Extrapolate as wards go live. Project team Clinical Number of antibiotic doses administered over the prescribed duration (using standard course lengths (IPC PGN 15) unless specified) Antibiotic stewardship Number of doses Secondary (NTW 12) Pre/post implementation check Clinical Pharmacy Team Clinical Number of patients prescribed HDAT POMH/RCPSych guidance. Also investigation of impact of sticker removal and active checking Number of patients Secondary (NTW 15) Pre/post implementation check Clinical Pharmacy Team Safety Accuracy of discharge letters post go ‘live’ Previous systems have a large degree of error. 0% of letters containing an error (baseline 67%) Primary (NTW 2) Post implementation check Clinical Pharmacy Team Safety Transcription error rates on rewriting kardexs Rewriting kardexs will not be required anymore once Zero rewrites will give a cost saving due to reduction in Secondary (NTW 13) Prior to roll out Project team
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