In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, the public health response was highly effective in
controlling the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 During this time, clinicians reported …

Objective To explore the views of nurses and doctors during the early stages of
implementation of a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system in a pediatric hospital …

Aim To estimate the non‐medical out‐of‐pocket costs for families with a child in hospital.
Methods This study was a survey of 225 parents of paediatric inpatients on nine wards of an …

Aims and objectives. This study sought to discover bereaved parents' perspectives and
experiences of a nurse‐led, ward‐based, telephone support programme in a children's …

Background Double-checking the administration of medications has been standard practice
in paediatric hospitals around the world for decades. While the practice is widespread …

Introduction Medication errors are the most frequent cause of preventable harm in hospitals.
Medication management in paediatric patients is particularly complex and consequently …

Objectives To compare medication errors identified at audit and via direct observation with
medication errors reported to an incident reporting system at paediatric hospitals and to …

Electronic medication management (eMM) systems are designed to improve safety, but
there is little evidence of their effectiveness in paediatrics. This study assesses the short …

Patient portals are websites or apps that provide patients with tools to manage healthcare
appointments, access their health records, and communicate with clinicians. Patient portals …

The roll-out of a hospital-wide electronic medication management system (eMMS) is a
challenging task, requiring planning, coordination, communication and change …