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Pharmaceutical Journal, May 2008
Pharmacy robots in UK hospitals: the benefits and implementation
issues (PDF 90K) |
An overview of the types of systems available
Developing a business case to support investment
Procuring automated picking and storage systems
Practical tips on managing implementation
How to evaluate its impact
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ARTICLE
Pharmacy robots in UK hospitals: the benefits and implementation
issues
COMMENT
Automated dispensing — should we be putting
on the brakes?
Robotic dispensing: why it's inspiration,
not perspiration
PAPERS
Hospital pharmacy staff attitudes towards automated
dispensing before
and after implementation
Evaluation of an automated dispensing system in a hospital pharmacy dispensary |
| Pharmacy
robots in UK hospitals: the benefits and implementation issues (ARTICLE)
Stephen Goundrey-Smith looks at the introduction
of automated dispensing systems into UK hospitals and examines
evidence for their benefits
(PDF 90K)
Pharmaceutical Journal 2008; 280; 599-602 (17 May 2008) |
| Evaluation of an automated dispensing system in a hospital pharmacy dispensary (ORIGINAL
PAPERS)
(PDF 80K)
Pharmaceutical Journal 2005; 274; 763-765 (18 June 2005) |
| Automated dispensing — should we be putting on the brakes? (COMMENT)
(PDF 50K)
Hospital Pharmacist, September 2004, p306. Vol 11, no 8 |
| Technology to automate
aspects of the dispensing process is being installed at an increasing
number of hospital pharmacies in the United Kingdom
Robotic dispensing: why it's inspiration, not perspiration (COMMENT)
(PDF 50K)
Hospital Pharmacist, April 2004, p122. Vol 11, no 4 |
July/August 2004 |
| Automated dispensing — how to evaluate its impact
Introducing automated dispensing into hospital pharmacy departments
is said to deliver various benefits.
This article describes methods
that can be used to assess whether
the perceived advantages of
automation actually occur in practice
(PDF 110K)
Hospital Pharmacist, July/August 2004, p283-285. Vol 11, no 7
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June 2004 |
| Hospital pharmacy staff attitudes towards automated dispensing before and after implementation (Papers)
Objectives — To examine the attitude of pharmacy staff before and after implementation of automated dispensing ("the robot")
(PDF 80K)
Hospital Pharmacist, June 2004, p248-251. Vol 11, no 6
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May 2004 |
| Automated dispensing — practical tips on managing implementation
Implementing automated dispensing generally requires changes to be
made both to the physical make-up of the dispensary and to methods
of
working. This fourth article in the automated dispensing series sets
out aspects of the implementation process and offers some practical
tips
(PDF 120K)
Hospital Pharmacist, May 2004, p198-200. Vol 11, no 5
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April 2004 |
| Automated dispensing — procuring automated picking and storage systems
Contracting for technology to automate aspects of the dispensing
process
can be complex and time consuming.
This third article in the automated dispensing series sets out practical
information on the procurement process, including designing a specification
and evaluating tenders
(PDF 75K)
Hospital Pharmacist, April 2004, p152-154. Vol 11, no 4
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March 2004 |
| Automated dispensing — developing a business case to support investment
Introducing automated dispensing into hospital pharmacies is expensive.
This second article in
the “automated dispensing” series, sets out arguments that
can be used to support investment
in automation and considers
some different approaches
to funding the investment
(PDF 120K)
Hospital Pharmacist, March 2004, p109-111. Vol 11, no 3
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February 2004 |
| Automated dispensing — an overview of the types of systems available
This article, the first in a series, sets out
the background to automation, giving details of the main pharmacy-based,
original pack dispensing systems that are currently available
(PDF
90K)
Hospital Pharmacist, February 2004, p66-68. Vol 11, no 2
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