Dataset Information

Development and evaluation of a pocket card to support prescribing by junior doctors in an English hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Junior doctors do most inpatient prescribing, with a relatively high error rate, and locally had reported finding prescribing very stressful.

Objective

To develop an intervention to improve Foundation Year 1 (FY1) doctors' experience of prescribing, and evaluate their satisfaction with the intervention and perceptions of its impact.

Methods

Based on findings of a focus group and questionnaire, we developed a pocket Dose Reference Card ("Dr-Card") for use at the point of prescribing. This summarised common drugs and dosing schedules and was distributed to all new FY1 doctors in a London teaching trust. A post-intervention questionnaire explored satisfaction and perceived impact.