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Table 2 The distribution of prescriber seniority in the four main time intervals

From: Electronic prescribing systems as tools to improve patient care: a learning health systems approach to increase guideline concordant prescribing for venous thromboembolism prevention

Time interval

Consultant

Specialty grade

Core medical trainee

Foundation doctor

Staff grade

Pre-intervention: 2 year run in period for data collection (Jan 2011–Nov 2012)

19

32

17

29

4

After intervention 1: introduction of Junior Doctor Clinical Dashboard (Nov 2012–Feb 2014)

18

33

15

27

7

After intervention 2: introduction of mandatory VTE assessment and prescribing (Feb 2014–Nov 2015)

17

34

14

27

8

After intervention 3: change in order of ‘no reduced mobility’ (Nov 2015–Nov 2020)

16

33

11

32

8

  1. Distribution of user type in the four main time intervals (values are percentage frequencies). There were no differences in prescriber seniority over the study period