Launch of the

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Launch of the medication review pilot project
scheme Dr Wendy Clyne Assistant
Director Medicines Partnership Programme
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A Guide to
Medication Review

• The story so far
• Conference to launch the guide
• The guide
• free to download from NPC and NPC Plus
• free copies supplied to all NHS Trusts
• extra copies can be purchased from NPC Plus

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A Guide to
Medication Review

• The next chapter
• Medication review workshops from NPC Plus
• Medication review resources
• available next year
• free to download from NPC and NPC Plus
• Medication review pilot project

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A Guide to
Medication Review

• Medication review pilot project
• Free input from NPC Plus to support
  medication review
• Who is it for PCTs, PBCs, NHS Trusts, health
  economy

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A Guide to
Medication Review
Overview Resources and support to assess
medication review
services for a specific patient group Support to
re-design services, to maximise the benefits of
medication review for patients to improve health
outcomes for patients, improve patient safety,
reduce medicines waste, and improve continuity of
care within and/or across providers.
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A Guide to
Medication Review

• NPC Plus will provide
• Process mapping resources and support
• Therapeutic training for practitioners
  involved in the
• care of the patient group
• Consultation skills training for practitioners
  
• engaged in medication review
• Audit and assessment tools for medication
  review

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A Guide to
Medication Review

• What you will need to do
• Identify a relevant patient group
• Ensure patients are involved in the pilot
• Secure the participation of other local
  stakeholders, e.g.,
• community pharmacies, secondary care providers
• Nominate a local lead to champion the project
• Implement the re-designed medication review
  service
• plan

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A Guide to
Medication Review

• What happens next
• Complete the EOI form
• NPC Plus will provide more details in autumn
• Assessment and selection process
• Implementation starts next year