National Survey on Clinical Pharmacy Services of Second-level Hospitals in China: Part 1. Introduction of Survey and Basic Conditions of Clinical Pharmacy Service Provision / 中国药学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To obtain data related to clinical pharmacy services of second-level hospitals,find and explore problems in the service system,based on which provide realistic reference for the formulation of relevant policies and norms in clinical pharmaceutical service.METHODS: Field interview and survey were conducted to collect data on management system construction,hardware & facility equipment and professional staffing, etc. which was analyzed with descriptive statistics tools.RESULTS: The results show that 78.1% of the hospital within the sample established clinical pharmacist performance appraisal systems and had management system construction, but only 9.8% of the hospital′s clinical pharmacy services were charged. In terms of hardware & facility equipment, 60.6% of the hospitals applied rational drug use software systems. In terms of professional staffing, each 100 beds were equipped with an average of 5.7 technical pharmaceutical professionals and an average 3.4 full-time clinical pharmacists; however, dispensing remained main duty of technical pharmaceutical professionals.CONCLUSION: There are already certain conditions for anagement system construction,hardware & facility equipment and professional staffing of second-level hospitals in China, but they require further improvement based on the current need for medical services