Whereditgo
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Almost certainly the ward have not sent the prescription to the pharmacy in a timely manner, either through the prescription not having been written up or the ward not sending the request to the pharmacy.
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Bunkermagnet
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She wasnt the only one waiting for meds to be sent up.
Whereditgo
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Whereditgo
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Yep, sounds standard to me. I have no doubt that I will be the sympathetic ear later tonight about how frustrated the pharmacy staff have been by getting late requests from wards.
Bunkermagnet
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The ward sent my wifes requests out at the same time for her discharge The IT crew got their stuff to her in a timely manner, but the pharmacy still havent got the meds to her, which is now 6 hours waiting.
AmandaJR
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I volunteered in the hospital pharmacy for a while and there is an awful lot of checking and double checking that has to be done. Rightly so as it could be incredibly dangerous if mistakes were made. As has been said there are Doctors making errors on prescriptions - whether that be the drug, the dosage or contraindications with other meds. The pharmacist has to check every one. There is also a layer of checking of the meds themselves before being given to the patient. Some controlled drugs need more authorisation and paperwork (they still used carbon paper in one book)!
Having said that - I didn't stay long as the attitude of the staff stank! Pharmacy opened at 9am and never ever were the computers on and shutters open until dead on 9 or 9.01 despite patients queueing. A patient might ask me how long it would be and I'd get "as long as it takes" etc etc.
Having said that - I didn't stay long as the attitude of the staff stank! Pharmacy opened at 9am and never ever were the computers on and shutters open until dead on 9 or 9.01 despite patients queueing. A patient might ask me how long it would be and I'd get "as long as it takes" etc etc.
Fade and Die
Medal Winner
Hope it was sorted in time…Last year at Bart’s the ward nurse had to go herself to the pharmacy to collect the meds otherwise my dad’s partner would have missed her discharge time and have to stay an extra night.
With apologies to Mrs @Whereditgo the rest of the medical staff do not have a good word to say about the pharmacy (both Bart’s and RF are run by Lloyds)
Bunkermagnet
Journeyman Pro
A total of 8 hrs and 15 mins, and still they hadn't come up from pharmacy, which was closed by then.
The nurses gave us 2 options, stay on the ward and go tomorrow once meds are sent, or go home now and they will taxi the meds to her tomorrow.
Considering people are in the corridor waiting beds with it being fully rammed, shes home and just hope the taxi arrives early tomorrow.
I know plenty of staff are really frustrated and doing as much and more as they can, but over 8 hours for meds is ridiculous, especially when it could have meant bed blocking when they need that the least.
Red devil
Well-known member
Why can't they just give you the prescription and you can get it from your local pharmacy?
Bunkermagnet
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God knows. Apparently me going to get the meds there wouldnt have made any difference either....
Fade and Die
Medal Winner
Often the meds can only be dispensed by the Hospital. My Mrs is on a cocktail of drugs after her Liver transplant, most she can get from the local pharmacy but her anti rejection meds can only come from the Royal Free. We was told it was to do with costs as we live in a different NHS region to the hospital.
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
Spent all day yesterday day painting the hall stairs and landing. Two coats, I was knackered at the end. Washed everything, just ready to sit down on missis T says “ flippin eck” , but in a tone of voice that meant a lot worse. The bloody paint was the wrong shade. White cotton has a hint of grey. It’s supposed to be neutral. It’s with all the light beige neutrals on display in B and Q. It’s bloody grey. I could have flippin cried. So last night at 6.30 am at Wickes, the Range and B and Q buying more paint.
So today when it’s been the best day of the year weather wise, instead of golfing, I have put another two coats on the Hall, landing and stairs.
More than a little irritated.
So today when it’s been the best day of the year weather wise, instead of golfing, I have put another two coats on the Hall, landing and stairs.
More than a little irritated.
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
Missis T has told me a few times that it got to the stage where people were desperate to go home so they gave them the choice of going home after being discharged and the ward would ring the person up at home to say there prescription is ready to be picked up later that day. Patient got home without hanging around. Ward got a bed. Winner winner That’s ok if you don’t live 30 miles from the hospital.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Spent all day yesterday day painting the hall stairs and landing. Two coats, I was knackered at the end. Washed everything, just ready to sit down on missis T says “ flippin eck” , but in a tone of voice that meant a lot worse. The bloody paint was the wrong shade. White cotton has a hint of grey. It’s supposed to be neutral. It’s with all the light beige neutrals on display in B and Q. It’s bloody grey. I could have flippin cried. So last night at 6.30 am at Wickes, the Range and B and Q buying more paint.
So today when it’s been the best day of the year weather wise, instead of golfing, I have put another two coats on the Hall, landing and stairs.
More than a little irritated.
Yeah I'm not re-doing that even for a paid job, nae chance for a family freebie <get stuffed emoji>
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
Working all day today and going away for a week tomorrow. This morning the side of one of my molars decides to part company with the rest of the tooth. It will be next week before I can get it fixed.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Someone I've trained at least twice on how to use the system still not only getting it wrong, but irreversibly wrong now. Why not just tell me you still don't get it rather than ploughing on aimlessly and breaking everything? 
ColchesterFC
Journeyman Pro
Travelling with other people. Because one of the crew had an earlier flight we've all had to travel to the airport early. Five hours in Hamburg airport before my flight.
On the plus side, at least I'm going home.
On the plus side, at least I'm going home.
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
That the "WHS Doesn't Work" thread has been added to the Rules of Golf & Handicapping forum.
Fade and Die
Medal Winner
The A13.
Closed this evening so my 15 Mile journey home took 3 hours….
Closed this evening so my 15 Mile journey home took 3 hours….
Slime
Tour Winner
People not reading what they have typed before hitting 'Post reply'.
Some posts are almost unreadable.
Some posts are almost unreadable.
