Clinical pharmacist staffing levels needed to deliver clinical services in Australian hospitals

The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australias (SHPA) Standards of practice for clinical pharmacy list 10 activities pharmacists undertake to provide a comprehensive clinical service to inpatients and the staffing level needed to deliver this service (based on bed type). Time motion data from a recent Australian study could be used to elucidate the number of beds for which a pharmacist can provide clinical services (based on time taken for individual clinical activities).