Ancillary-written prescription errors.
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.
D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D004739:England; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards; D014852:Wales