The causes of prescribing errors in English general practices: A qualitative study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 63, Issue 615, 2013, Pages

  Slight, Sarah P ^a   Howard, Rachel ^b   Ghaleb, Maisoon ^c   Barber, Nick ^d   Franklin, Bryony Dean ^e   Avery, Anthony J ^f  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General practice; Medication safety; Patient safety; Prescribing; Primary care; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT MONITORING; PERCEPTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84884951083     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp13X673739     Document Type: Article

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