A) Is compounding outsourced to an external provider in your region/city?
A1) What is the name of the external provider doing compounding preparation?
A2) What is the location of the external provider doing chemotherapy compounding?
B) What manufacturing/compounding work is currently being performed by pharmacists at your Hospital/Trust?
C) What level/grade of cleanroom do you run and how many of them do you have?
C1) What size of unit do you currently run (square footage)?
C2) What is the number of staff in this unit?
C3) Do you currently run at your full capacity?
C4) If no, what % of capacity you’re currently running?
D) Do you provide services to any other hospital pharmacies?
D1). If yes, please specify which other hospitals you service:
E). How many days per week do you do compounding work?
F) Approximately, how many compounding’s do you do each day in your facility?
G) Approximately, how many pairs of gloves do you use per day for pharmacy compounding work in your facility? (including both under- and over-gloves)
G1) What proportion (%) of these are sterile gloves?
G2) Who is your current gloves provider(s)?
G3) What types of gloves do you use during compounding? Please put % for all relevant options.
G4) What material are the majority of the sterile PPE/surgical gloves made of when used in pharmacy? Please put % for all relevant options.
G5) What material is the packaging of your sterile gloves?
H) How do you currently purchase your hospital pharmacy gloves?
I) How frequently do you place orders and is this your preferred frequency?
J) What local/national guidelines/accreditation/regulations/governing bodies do you adhere to?
K) When validating a new sterile PPE/surgical glove, do you have a specific protocol/evaluation to follow?
L) Who is involved in the validation process and what criteria do you follow (please indicate position/role, process and time frames)?
M) Which of these requirements apply for a sterile PPE/surgical glove in your facility? (please tick all relevant options):
N) Which of these features of a sterile PPE/surgical glove would add value in your current practice? Please tick all relevant options.
O) How often are gloves changed by operators working with compounding? Please state in relevant minutes.
P) What safety guidelines/recommendations does the Hospital / Trust currently follow?
