| Date | Site of audit | Wards/departments included (not required) | Number of entries submitted in this audit | Number of items on this script | Number of drugs with trade (non-generic) names | Number of drugs without dosing and/or frequency | Number of drugs without route | Number of drugs with Greek/Latin abbreviations | Number of different prescribers on this script | Is each prescriber clearly identifiable? | Script signed? | Script dated? | Patient’s identifiers on script? | Folder number on script? | Allergy status documented? | How legible is the script as a whole? | Anything else observed? |
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| 19/10/2026 | Frere Wards | D1-4, C8, C11 | 12 |
4, 6, 5, 4, 11, 11, 11, 7, 6, 6, 9, 5 Total:85 |
1, 1, 2, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 2 Total:11 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 4, 1, 4, 7, 8, 5, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0 Total:32 |
2, 3, 2, 4, 1, 1, 3, 5, 2, 2, 1, 1 Total:27 |
Yes:5 No:7 |
Yes:9 No:3 |
Yes:11 No:1 |
Yes:12 No:0 |
Yes:12 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:12 |
Fully legible: 6 Few items difficult to read: 3 Somewhat legible: 1 Mostly difficult to read: 1 Completely illegible: 1 |
Script is overfilled, The script has not been recorded, but rewritten in the available slots below with new prescribes signed, No date written |
| 15/07/2026 | Frere Wards | D1, D2, D3, D4, C11 | 20 |
10, 4, 6, 5, 7, 3, 7, 8, 6, 8, 9, 4, 5, 2, 5, 14, 11, 11, 10, 4 Total:139 |
3, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 3, 1, 1, 3, 4 Total:30 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:5 |
2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 5, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2 Total:40 |
Yes:14 No:6 |
Yes:19 No:1 |
Yes:20 No:0 |
Yes:20 No:0 |
Yes:20 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:20 |
Fully legible: 17 Few items difficult to read: 2 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 1 Completely illegible: 0 |
Not all nursing staff identification noted, Nil, Nil, Nil, Nil, Nil, No weight although RHZE prescribed, No nursing identifiers at all, Nil, Nil, Simvastatin not instructed to be given at night., No working diagnosis noted., PRN drug listed where drugs with regular intervals are ( There is a place on the script for “as needed” drugs to be prescribed), Nil, No working diagnosis noted. Abbreviations for antivirals instead of full name., Script continues onto “as required” therapy side instead of new script written., Nil, Nil, Nil, Nil |
| 28/05/2026 | Frere Wards | 10 |
8, 6, 6, 6, 7, 5, 8, 3, 8, 5 Total:62 |
2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2, 0 Total:5 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
2, 0, 0, 1, 3, 2, 0, 2, 0, 0 Total:10 |
2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1 Total:15 |
Yes:9 No:1 |
Yes:9 No:1 |
Yes:9 No:1 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:8 No:2 |
Yes:1 No:9 |
Fully legible: 8 Few items difficult to read: 1 Somewhat legible: 1 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
abbreviation used, abbreviations used | |
| 12/02/2026 | Frere Wards | D1 -D4 and C11 | 10 |
11, 10, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 1, 6 Total:60 |
0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 1 Total:5 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 3, 1, 0, 0 Total:6 |
5, 0, 0, 2, 0, 5, 0, 2, 0, 2 Total:16 |
Yes:2 No:8 |
Yes:9 No:1 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:5 No:5 |
Yes:6 No:4 |
Yes:1 No:9 |
Fully legible: 7 Few items difficult to read: 2 Somewhat legible: 1 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
When stopping medication, not signed, Weight not documented, overfilled script, Script is over filled, States refer to diabetic chart, Scrips overfilled |
| 25/09/2025 | Frere Wards | Internal med | 10 |
9, 3, 6, 8, 9, 4, 6, 1, 4, 11 Total:61 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 Total:3 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
4, 1, 1, 0, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 3 Total:17 |
Yes:9 No:1 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:9 No:1 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:2 No:8 |
Fully legible: 8 Few items difficult to read: 2 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
Duration of antibiotics is not stated, Nil |
| 06/05/2025 | Frere Wards | D1, D2, D3, D4 | 10 |
4, 7, 7, 6, 6, 4, 3, 4, 3, 11 Total:55 |
1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3 Total:7 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0 Total:4 |
2, 3, 2, 4, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1 Total:18 |
Yes:7 No:3 |
Yes:8 No:2 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:9 No:1 |
Yes:1 No:9 |
Fully legible: 7 Few items difficult to read: 3 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
No working diagnosis, Age of patient not recorded on script, One medication was not signed for/ no prescriber name/nr/signature, One medication had no date and was not signed for, No working diagnosis |
| 22/01/2025 | Frere Wards | 1 |
3 Total:3 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
2 Total:2 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Fully legible: 0 Few items difficult to read: 1 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
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| 22/01/2025 | Frere Wards | 1 |
4 Total:4 |
1 Total:1 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
3 Total:3 |
0 Total:0 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Fully legible: 0 Few items difficult to read: 1 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
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| 22/01/2025 | Frere Wards | 1 |
3 Total:3 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Fully legible: 1 Few items difficult to read: 0 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
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| 22/01/2025 | Frere Wards | 1 |
7 Total:7 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
6 Total:6 |
0 Total:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Fully legible: 0 Few items difficult to read: 0 Somewhat legible: 1 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
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| 22/01/2025 | Frere Wards | 1 |
4 Total:4 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
4 Total:4 |
0 Total:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Fully legible: 1 Few items difficult to read: 0 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
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| 22/01/2025 | Frere Wards | 1 |
8 Total:8 |
2 Total:2 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
6 Total:6 |
4 Total:4 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Fully legible: 0 Few items difficult to read: 1 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
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| 22/01/2025 | Frere Wards | 1 |
6 Total:6 |
2 Total:2 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
5 Total:5 |
0 Total:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Fully legible: 1 Few items difficult to read: 0 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
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| 22/01/2025 | Frere Wards | 1 |
4 Total:4 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
3 Total:3 |
2 Total:2 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Fully legible: 0 Few items difficult to read: 1 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
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| 21/01/2025 | Frere Wards | 1 |
6 Total:6 |
2 Total:2 |
0 Total:0 |
0 Total:0 |
6 Total:6 |
0 Total:0 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:1 |
Fully legible: 1 Few items difficult to read: 0 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
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| 03/11/2024 | Frere Wards | 10 |
2, 6, 7, 9, 6, 13, 7, 11, 11, 5 Total:77 |
0, 2, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1 Total:5 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 Total:1 |
0, 5, 7, 9, 6, 11, 5, 11, 11, 2 Total:67 |
1, 2, 1, 2, 4, 2, 2, 2, 4, 1 Total:21 |
Yes:0 No:10 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:10 |
Fully legible: 7 Few items difficult to read: 1 Somewhat legible: 2 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
Scripts with more than 1 prescriber- not all legible. | |
| 03/11/2024 | Frere Wards | 10 |
5, 11, 11, 7, 13, 6, 8, 10, 7, 6 Total:84 |
1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 2 Total:8 |
1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 Total:3 |
0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:2 |
5, 10, 11, 6, 11, 6, 7, 10, 4, 5 Total:75 |
1, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 1, 2, 1, 1 Total:22 |
Yes:2 No:8 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:10 |
Fully legible: 9 Few items difficult to read: 1 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
some prescribers not legible, no full name only signature, prescriber number not practice number, signed scripts, no clear names, only prescriber number no practice number, one prescriber legible, the other not, signature no clear name of prescriber. prescriber number included | |
| 18/07/2024 | Frere Wards | 10 |
6, 6, 9, 6, 11, 9, 7, 8, 4, 4 Total:70 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 Total:9 |
Yes:1 No:9 |
Yes:8 No:2 |
Yes:9 No:1 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:3 No:7 |
Fully legible: 5 Few items difficult to read: 0 Somewhat legible: 5 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
No duration of medication e.g Antibiotics, No patient weight, Sex not identified, weight no written,admit to which firm not written, Sex not identified, date of admission not written, age not written, weight not written , admit to which firm not writt, Sex not identified,working diagnosis weight, Sex not identified, weight no identified, Sex not identified. No eGFR. Admit to which firm, Sex not identified, Age not identified, Firm to be admitted not identified, not identified: hospital, date of admission,Age, Sex, Working diagnosis, Not identified: Age, Hospital name, duration of ABX | |
| 01/05/2024 | Frere Wards | 10 |
2, 2, 6, 7, 6, 9, 7, 6, 10, 10 Total:65 |
0, 0, 1, 1, 3, 0, 2, 0, 1, 3 Total:11 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 3 Total:6 |
0, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 3, 2 Total:12 |
Yes:3 No:7 |
Yes:8 No:2 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:10 |
Fully legible: 7 Few items difficult to read: 3 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
The script was never signed by a doctor since admission. | |
| 14/03/2024 | Frere Wards | 11 |
8, 7, 2, 8, 10, 7, 3, 11, 5, 7, 9 Total:77 |
1, 0, 8, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1 Total:12 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 2, 0 Total:8 |
2, 1, 0, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 Total:15 |
Yes:4 No:7 |
Yes:5 No:6 |
Yes:10 No:1 |
Yes:6 No:5 |
Yes:3 No:8 |
Yes:0 No:11 |
Fully legible: 8 Few items difficult to read: 1 Somewhat legible: 2 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
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| 26/10/2023 | Frere Wards | D1, D2, D3, D4, C11 | 10 |
4, 3, 6, 4, 4, 7, 6, 14, 6, 8 Total:62 |
2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2 Total:10 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1 Total:2 |
2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 4, 2, 2, 1, 1 Total:18 |
Yes:8 No:2 |
Yes:8 No:2 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:1 No:9 |
Fully legible: 7 Few items difficult to read: 2 Somewhat legible: 1 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
Medications are re-boarded on same script underneath previous ones, but not dated or signed |
| 31/08/2023 | Frere Wards | D1-D4 | 10 |
5, 7, 5, 10, 11, 9, 9, 6, 7, 6 Total:75 |
1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1 Total:13 |
0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:4 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
2, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 1 Total:18 |
Yes:1 No:9 |
Yes:8 No:2 |
Yes:9 No:1 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:10 |
Fully legible: 9 Few items difficult to read: 1 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
|
| 22/06/2023 | Frere Wards | C11, D1,D2,D3,D4 | 10 |
6, 8, 2, 6, 7, 8, 6, 5, 7, 4 Total:59 |
0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 2, 0, 1, 1, 0 Total:7 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:0 |
2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1 Total:20 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:0 |
Fully legible: 7 Few items difficult to read: 3 Somewhat legible: 0 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
|
| 07/05/2023 | Frere Wards | 10 |
6, 10, 7, 3, 6, 5, 6, 5, 10, 4 Total:62 |
1, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2, 2, 0, 1, 1 Total:11 |
0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 Total:1 |
0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0 Total:3 |
Total:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:10 No:0 |
Yes:0 No:0 |
Fully legible: 6 Few items difficult to read: 3 Somewhat legible: 1 Mostly difficult to read: 0 Completely illegible: 0 |
one item not signed, poor documentation of medication continuation, one item not signed, items added twice |