Table 4.

Doctors' and nurses' views on computerised system compared with normal prescribing and administration procedures

	No (%) responding
	System better	No difference	System worse
Doctors (n=14):
Prescribing on ward rounds	9 (64)	4 (29)	1 (7)
Prescribing discharge drugs	14 (100)	0	0
Other prescribing	9 (69)	3 (23)	1 (8)
Time taken on ward rounds	9 (64)	4 (29)	1 (7)
Messages from nurses and pharmacists	4 (29)	5 (36)	5 (36)
Nurses (n=24):
Administration on drug rounds	17 (74)	6 (26)	0
Other administration	11 (46)	7 (29)	6 (25)
Nurse prescribing	6 (25)	3 (13)	15 (63)
Time taken on drug rounds	8 (35)	9 (39)	6 (26)
Messages to doctors	10 (42)	8 (33)	6 (25)
Doctors and nurses (n=38):
Availability of data	37 (97)	1 (3)	0
Legibility	36 (95)	2 (5)	0
Convenience	22 (58)	13 (34)	3 (8)
Safety	26 (68)	8 (21)	4 (11)
Overall opinion	31 (82)	7 (18)	0