Green, amber, red: a study of the changing status of low priority 'green' patients in a clinical pharmacy patient 'triage' system.

Prescription for Excellence is a programme that maps the future of pharmacy in Scotland, highlighting the importance of access to clinical pharmacy services. Clinical pharmacy resources are limited and pharmaceutical care cannot be provided to all patients every day. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde clinical pharmacy service has implemented a 'triage' system, to highlight and prioritise patients in delivering pharmaceutical care. It categorises patients as either 'red' (high priority), 'amber' (moderate priority) or 'green' (low priority). Once patients are categorised as 'green', they will not be reviewed by a clinical pharmacist again until discharge. Though in development, there were no agreed criteria for ongoing clinical pharmacy review of these patients