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Implications of a technician-led pharmacy service on a day case unit in a tertiary oncology centre.
- Source :
- Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice; Oct2023, Vol. 29 Issue 7, p1702-1707, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Introduction: Medicines Management Technicians have been shown to be an underused resource in medicines optimisation and medicines waste. In the United Kingdom, there are national recommendations for the clinical pharmacy service in cancer services ambulatory units, despite these recommendations, there was no clinical pharmacy service on the day case unit at a specialist tertiary centre in England. A lot of the patient pathways had been in place for many years and had not progressed with the changes in the clinical pathways. The main objectives of this study were to analyse how a medicines management technician could reduce medicines waste, improve the current pathway, increase medicines optimisation and ultimately improve the patient experience in an oncology day case unit at a specialist tertiary centre in England. Methods: A prospective mixed methods study was carried out at Weston Park Hospital. Descriptive statistical analysis was conducted on the quantitative data collected, and thematic analysis was carried out on the qualitative data collected by questionnaire to staff members and patients. Results: This study has shown that a medicines management technician can complete some of the tasks more traditionally done by the chemotherapy nurses on the day case unit, increasing their capacity for more clinically appropriate tasks. A medicines management technician can work as part of the wider multidisciplinary team on a day case unit contributing to medicines optimisation and cost savings for the oncology directorate. Conclusions: This study has shown that a medicines management technician can act as a valued member of the wider multidisciplinary team, improving communication and patient pathways, improving medicines optimisation and contributing to cost saving initiatives. Further studies are required to assess whether a medicines management technician role can be of the same value on a haematology day case unit. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- OCCUPATIONAL roles
OUTPATIENT medical care
RESEARCH methodology
TERTIARY care
COST control
HOSPITAL pharmacies
MEDICATION therapy management
MEDICAL protocols
LABOR supply
HOSPITAL wards
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
HEALTH care teams
COMMUNICATION
THEMATIC analysis
ONCOLOGY
LONGITUDINAL method
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10781552
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173276382
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10781552221147659