Scottish Government

2004

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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
SUMMARY
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
CONTEXT
BACKGROUND
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
THE SCOPE OF THE REVIEW
METHOD
SEARCH RESULTS
SUMMATIVE DISCUSSION
CHAPTER TWO: EDUCATION AND TRAINING
INITIAL PREPARATION FOR DOCTOR PRESCRIBING
INITIAL PREPARATION FOR NURSE PRESCRIBING
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR DOCTOR PRESCRIBERS
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR NURSE PRESCRIBERS
SUMMATIVE DISCUSSION
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
CHAPTER THREE: THE IMPACT OF PRESCRIBING MODELS ON PATIENT CARE
PATIENT SAFETY
IMPROVEMENTS IN PATIENT CARE
PATIENT ACCESS TO MEDICINES
SUMMATIVE DISCUSSION
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
CHAPTER FOUR: THE IMPACT OF PRESCRIBING MODELS ON PROFESSIONALS' ROLES
THE PROFESSIONALS' ROLE
WORKLOAD VOLUME
WORKLOAD BALANCE
ATTITUDES AND TEAMWORK
SUMMATIVE DISCUSSION
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
ANNEX 1: KEYWORDS USED TO INTERROGATE ELECTRONIC DATABASES
ANNEX 2: ELECTRONIC DATABASES AND WEBSITES
ANNEX 3: TYPOLOGIES OF SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
ANNEX 4: EVALUATION MATRIX OF STUDIES INCLUDED IN THE REVIEW
ANNEX 5: CINAHL/MEDLINE SEARCH RESULTS
ANNEX 6: SUMMARY OF SEARCH RESULTS
ANNEX 7: GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

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