@article {Sinclair92, author = {A Sinclair and C Eyre and H Petts and R Shuard and J Correa and A Guerin}, title = {Introduction of pharmacy technicians onto a busy oncology ward as part of the nursing team}, volume = {25}, number = {2}, pages = {92--95}, year = {2018}, doi = {10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000951}, publisher = {BMJ Specialist Journals}, abstract = {A project was planned to explore the practicality of using pharmacy technicians to support the workload of nursing teams on a busy haematology oncology ward of 28 beds in a university acute care children{\textquoteright}s hospital of 300 beds. The question asked was, could pharmacy technicians be part of the nursing team to undertake what has traditionally been considered a nursing role? Three pharmacy technicians were trained and participated in the study. Assisting in the preparation and administration of 509 intravenous injections out of a possible 1123 (45\%) of all intravenous injections prepared on the ward during the study period. The results indicated a reduction in adverse events of 1{\textendash}2 a day during the study period, a reduction in work-related stress by nursing staff associated with preparing complex medication and releasing a nurse, 4 hours a day to enable them additional time to care for patients.}, issn = {2047-9956}, URL = {https://ejhp.bmj.com/content/25/2/92}, eprint = {https://ejhp.bmj.com/content/25/2/92.full.pdf}, journal = {European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy} }