Automated Medicines Management Systems Are Helping Leeds Teaching Hospitals Manage Controlled Drugs Safer and Faster
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the biggest NHS trusts in the country. St James’ Hospital pharmacy department stock 2500 controlled drugs and issue 2000 controlled drug items every month.
The Challenge
- Reduce clinical staff time spent preparing and dispensing medication, allowing more time for patients
- Deliver a more secure and efficient system for managing controlled drugs
- Eliminate the written controlled drug registers
- Seliver a full audit trail for each medication dispensed
- Increase patient safety
- Reduce clinical staff time spent preparing and dispensing medication, allowing more time for patients
- Deliver a more secure and efficient system for managing controlled drugs
- Eliminate the written controlled drug registers
- Seliver a full audit trail for each medication dispensed
- Increase patient safety
The Solution
Automated Medication Cabinets with Controlled Drugs Solution
St James’ University Hospital installed Omnicell medicine management systems in their central pharmacy to automate the storage and supply of controlled drugs.
Automated Medication Cabinets with Controlled Drugs Solution
St James’ University Hospital installed Omnicell medicine management systems in their central pharmacy to automate the storage and supply of controlled drugs.
The Impact
Paperless process that complies with the legislation, Misuse of Drugs Act and the Controlled Drugs Regulations 2013 while reducing costs and creating efficiencies.
- Cost saving of £29k in staff time
- Dispensing process of controlled drugs reduced from 9 steps to 6 steps
- Average time taken to dispense and accuracy check one discharge item reduced from 10.5 minutes to 7.25 minutes
- Average time taken to dispense and accuracy check one stock item reduced from 6.5 minutes to 3minutes
"We are extremely pleased with our Omnicell cabinets. The implementation went smoothly and we had great support from Omnicell. Our controlled drug dispensing process is now much more efficient -we have saved 3.5 hours a day which has released staff for more patient facing activities. The average time taken to dispense and accuracy check a CD stock request has reduced from 6.5 minutes to 3 minutes! The system also provides improved audit trail and security."
Deborah Armstrong, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
