The right time and place: the need for seven?day pharmacist service models

Background Medication safety is a World Health Organization health priority, with recognition that greater focus needed to address this long-standing healthcare challenge. As medication management experts, hospital pharmacists support the safe and quality use of medications are ideally positioned optimise throughout patient’s journey. However, pharmacist services commonly limited business hours. Aim To synthesise evidence for best practice services, on transitions care, in an extended hours seven-day service model. Method A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Embase Google Scholar identify studies evaluated provision service. Primary containing keywords ‘7-day service’ OR ‘after ’24-h AND ‘hospital pharmacist’ ‘clinical ‘inpatient’ ‘hospital’, related synonyms title and/or abstract, published December 2019, were identified. Additionally, highly cited also reviewed evaluate benefits during hospitalisation. narrative synthesis conducted. Results Only two have services. large number studies, reporting inpatient admission need beyond 8–5 These demonstrate vital role across continuum care. Conclusion Hospital essential ensuring optimal patient outcomes; however, few appraised pharmacy deliver equitable patient-centred robust evaluation needed.