STRENGTHS | WEAKNESSES |
1. Chief pharmacist and Internal Medicine consultant supporting the project. | 1. Ward pharmacy service offered only Monday to Friday with no weekend cover. |
2. Decrease in medication errors, ADRs and falls enhances patient safety. | 2. Night on call ward pharmacy service not provided. |
3. Potential for reduction in length of hospital stay and related savings. | 3. Potential concerns of doctors and nurses with regard to clinical training of the pharmacist. |
OPPORTUNITIES | THREATS |
1. Opportunity for the trust to introduce ward clinical pharmacy. | 1. Due to the current global financial crisis, it may be difficult to find resources to expand the service in the short term. |
2. The trust is a teaching hospital and has therefore the potential for setting up post graduate clinical pharmacy programmes to train staff. |