Directive to all Nurses working in MCH - Prescription Booklets

MUMN has been trying to reason with pharmacy staff in order to provide the wards with two pink prescription booklets. However, all complaints seem to fall on deaf ears. It is unacceptable that valuable human resources have to be used just to bring the pink prescription booklet from the pharmacy because it is needed in the ward (especially during ward rounds) or because the booklet was exhausted and pharmacy staff failed to replace it. A second booklet would allow there to be some leeway in the way pharmacy items are ordered on a day to day basis. 

In view of this MUMN is issuing the following directive - unless wards are provided with two pink prescription booklets nurses are not to go out of their way to quickly procure a new one even if this means that the consultant/doctor does not have any means to prescribe medication. 

It is very unfortunate that MUMN has to resort to directives to solve issues which have a very simple solution. MUMN reserves the right to escalate these directives should this situation persist. 

Paul Pace

MUMN

5^th March 2020