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Delphi Round 2 opens!
15th January 2014
The 48 proposed European Statements of Hospital Pharmacy now enter the final round of Delphi consultation. Hospital pharmacists from EAHP's 34 member countries and European patient and healthcare professional organisations are all invited to express their views and opinions, and make suggestions for change, addition and deletion.
The statements, which will be voted on at the European Summit on Hospital Pharmacy (14-15 May 2014), will form the basis of EAHP's work in developing hospital pharmacy standards across Europe, provide an ongoing focus for its educational activity, and a bedrock of pan-European practice benchmarking. The statements will constitute the expectancy of hospital pharmacy service delivery in European countries.
To ensure the statements reflect the full diversity of national health systems, and the shared aspirations of hospital pharmacists, patients and healthcare professionals, a Delphi consensus-finding consultation is being undertaken.
Key aspects of the Delphi method of consultation are:
- independent moderation to reduce bias;
- provision of remarks in anonymous fashion to encourage honest sharing of opinion;
- the ability to comment and respond to the views submitted; and,
- successive rounds of consultation to narrow difference of opinion towards a position of consensus.
The first round of Delphi consultation ran from 15th November to 6th December 2013. The independent moderation team, led by Professor Neal Maskrey, has now completed review of Delphi Round 1 and made recommendations for revision. The revised draft statements for Delphi Round 2 are here.
How to take part in Delphi Round 2
To be included in the Delphi Round 2 you need a username and password to access the consultation portal. Registered participant organisations should already have received these details. However if these have been misplaced or you are experiencing any technical issues regarding the portal simply contact caroline.deroos[at]synmind[dot]nl.
Closing dates
Delphi Round 2 closes at midnight on Wednesday 12th February 2014.
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