%0 Journal Article %A Richard Austin %A Richard Dajda %T Ancillary-written prescription errors %D 1980 %J The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners %P 417-419 %V 30 %N 216 %X Prescriptions written by 261 doctors and their ancillaries were examined for errors. Owing to the differential incidence of such errors in the two groups, socio-economic characteristics were investigated but there was little to explain the differing standards of prescription writing. However, further examination revealed a strong tendency for doctors who make errors to have ancillary staff who also make errors, and vice versa. %U https://bjgp.org/content/bjgp/30/216/417.full.pdf