Established 1997. A team of practising clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
Expertise includes:
Operational – for example
Strategic – for example
Education, training and workforce development – for example
PRESCRIBING SAVINGS – Switching medicines to cost effective alternatives
PRN activity
- Engage GP practices with the Practice Based Commissioning (PBC) agreed savings work plan
- Agree action plans with GP practices
- Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to support prescribing change activities
- Undertake cost effective prescribing switches
Outcomes
- Additional prescribing savings £79K per annum in areas previously tackled by practices themselves (e.g. PPIs, bisphosphonates, statins)
PRN added value
- Advanced technical competency in using GP computer systems
- Experienced provider of tailored, GP practice team medicines education programmes to support sustainable, evidence based prescribing change
MEDICINES SAFETY - Improving the safety of high risk medicines administration by District Nurses
PRN activity
- Plan practical solutions to reduce the risk of administration errors for insulin, strong opioids and warfarin
- Study the effect of the solutions on medicines safety
Outcomes
- Good practice administration checklists for insulin, strong opioids and warfarin
- Evidence of the acceptability of the checklists to District Nurses
PRN added value
- Applies operational experience of clinical pharmacy practice to identify and create solutions to improve medicine use and to reduce medicines risk
PARTNERSHIP WORKING IN PRIMARY CARE - Stimulating collaboration between health and social care sectors to improve medicines use and to reduce wastage in vulnerable people
PRN activity
- Map local services within health and social care that impact on medicines use for patients with long term conditions
- Identify UK good practice to improve medicines use and to reduce medicines related hospital admissions
- Recommend options to improve outcomes from use of medicines and to reduce medicines related admissions
- Facilitate a stakeholder event and seek consensus across health and social care for cross sector solutions to improve medicines use
Outcomes
- Consensus using a formal strategy (the modified Delphi method – for building consensus between multiple expert partners) for local medicines priorities
- More effective partnership working across local NHS and social care organisations
PRN added value
- Combined strategic and operational understanding of medicines issues within health and social care sectors
- Credibility with commissioners, clinicians, managers and patients
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – Supporting Medicines Use Reviews (MURs)
PRN activity
- Develop and present a knowledge and skills based workshop programme to support quality MUR delivery by community pharmacists
Outcomes
PRN added value
- Workshop facilitation by experienced, community based clinical pharmacy practitioners
- Materials updated before every workshop
- Practical tips and techniques for effective service delivery