@article { , title = {General practitioner views of an electronic high-risk medicine proforma to facilitate information transfer.}, abstract = {Background The potential of warfarin related harm is increased if clinicians lack the full patient specific information to make informed decisions—an e-proforma has been developed to communicate this information on hospital discharge. Objective To determine the views of general practitioners (GPs) on a warfarin discharge e-proforma. Method A cross-sectional survey of all GPs (n=272) within the Raigmore Hospital catchment area of NHS Highland, Scotland. Results The response rate was 39.3\% (107/272). 84 (78.5\%) noticed recent changes to information supplied on discharge for warfarin patients. 64 (59.8\%) respondents thought this would result in more informed prescribing with regards to dosing, while 65 (60.7\%) felt this would improve safety. Accurate completion, timely receipt of the e-proforma and a realistic date for subsequent INR tests were considered important by GPs. Conclusion This study suggests the use of an e-proforma to communicate information about a high-risk medication, warfarin, to GPs on discharge optimises safe, informed prescribing and monitoring in primary care. The development of a discharge e-proforma for other high-risk medication as a patient safety improvement measure should be explored.}, doi = {10.1007/s11096-014-0033-8}, eissn = {2210-7711}, issn = {2210-7703}, issue = {1}, journal = {International journal of clinical pharmacy}, note = {COMPLETED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Stewart, Derek}, pages = {4-7}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Springer}, url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1343}, volume = {37}, keyword = {High risk medication, Integrated care, Patient safety, Primary care, Warfarin}, year = {2015}, author = {Rushworth, Gordon F. and Diack, Lesley and Rudd, Ian G. and Stewart, Derek} }