Ancillary-written prescription errors.

  • 1 July 1980
    • journal article
    • Vol. 30  (216) , 417-9
Abstract
Prescriptions written by 261 doctors and their ancillaries were examined for errors. Owing to the differential incidence of such errors in the two groups, socio-economic characteristics were investigated but there was little to explain the differing standards of prescription writing. However, further examination revealed a strong tendency for doctors who make errors to have ancillary staff who also make errors, and vice versa.