Benchmarking the current dispensing rate of Welsh hospital pharmacies

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-362

  Hiom, S ^a   Roberts, D ^b   Hawksbee, M ^c   Burfield, R ^d   Francis, M ^e   Walker, K ^c   Lord, S ^f   Warner, N ^b  

^a CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Brunel House   (United Kingdom)

^e SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispensing rate; Hospital pharmacy; Wales

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

BENCHMARKING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33745963562     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2006.00750.x     Document Type: Article

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