RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Quality improvement project to reduce paediatric prescribing errors in a teaching hospital
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 311
OP 315
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2015-309299
VO 101
IS 6
A1 Marianne Edith Helga Leach
A1 Nida Pasha
A1 Katie McKinnon
A1 Lucinda Etheridge
YR 2016
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/101/6/311.abstract
AB A quality improvement project to reduce paediatric prescribing errors was carried out in a London teaching hospital between June 2013 and March 2014. It involved paediatric medical and surgical wards and a paediatric intensive care unit. A multi professional team of ‘prescribing champions’ was formed. Baseline audit identified high prescribing error rate. Prescribing standards were taught through workshops and ‘prescribing test’. Feedback of weekly sampling and ‘star chart game’ led to an initial improvement of prescribing errors which was not sustained. Qualitative feedback showed increased knowledge and empowerment of multi-professional stakeholders.