Hospital prescribing: it's all about the culture.
- Resource Type
- Editorial
- Authors
- Furmedge, Daniel S.; Burrage, Daniel R.
- Source
- British Journal of Hospital Medicine (17508460); Jun2012, Vol. 73 Issue 6, p304-305, 2p
- Subject
- Language
- ISSN
- 17508460
The authors discuss the need of safe prescription guidelines to prevent error in medication. They mention a national 'Prescribing Skills Assessment' for undergraduates to pass, and importance of updating senior doctors about new safe prescribing rules to ensure the patient safety. They also refer to Ross and Loke, whose statistical review crucially suggested the need of system-based initiatives along with education to improve prescribing.