The errors were picked up as part of routine daily checks by hospital pharmacists.

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Dr Rachel Etherington, who led the research at City Hospital Sunderland said hospital pharmacists were well placed to make sure of allergy status was recorded and should perhaps have a greater role.

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"It's an automated medicated management system for elderly people, aimed to improve communication between all groups involved in the process -- including GPs (general practitioners), hospital doctors, pharmacists, the patients themselves and carers, " she told CNN.

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Beware also ancillary providers, such as anesthesiologists, pathologists, radiologists and pharmacists, who might bill separately from the hospital and the surgeon.

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Each baby is assigned his or her own medical team, the hospital said, including a neonatologist, neonatal nurse practitioners, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and radiology technicians.

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Doctors are also including pharmacists in their ACOS and both Walgreen and CVS are forming closer relationships with doctor and hospital systems.

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As long as those who have bad habits are not compromising the quality of health care being provided on hospital ground, then let's not exclude smoking nurses, fat physical therapists, and scuba diving pharmacists from work.

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