What is the ratio of medication safety officers to hospital beds number

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Waleed Alshehri
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What is the ratio of medication safety officers to hospital beds number

Hello all,

I would like to know if there is something in the literature showing the ratio between the number of medication safety officers to the number of beds in the hospital? I am planning to open a medication safety unit and not sure what are the recommendations? Currently, I am one person covering a 1200-bed capacity hospital.

I appreciate your guidance