Redesign of medicine supply systems in a rehabilitation hospital.
This article describes the process of introducing the use of patients' own drugs, one-stop dispensing and self-medication in a rehabilitation hospital. It also describes nurses' and patients' opinions of the new medication administration system before and after its introduction.
Gibson
Pamela
P
Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh. Pamela.Gibson@lpct.scot.nhs.uk
Rankine
Elaine
E
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