Medicines Optimisation Priscilla Kankam Lead Pharmacist Medicines Optimisation

Medicines Optimisation Priscilla Kankam ( Lead Pharmacist) Medicines Optimisation Team NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group

Wasted Medicines – Insight Gathering Department of Health funded report (2010) - £ 300 million/year wasted on unused medicines: Ø £ 110 million wasted medicine returned to pharmacies for safe disposal annually Ø £ 90 million worth of unused prescription medicines are stored in people’s homes Ø £ 50 million worth of NHS supplied medicines are disposed of annually by Care Homes* £ 1 in every £ 25 spent on medicines & allied products in primary and community care is unused and wasted. £ 2. 8 million could potentially be saved in West Kent through better medicine management, could be spent on: • • 470 more hip replacements 300 more heart by-pass operations 65 more community nurses 400 more knee replacements NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group

Medicine Waste Campaign Aims a) To encourage and support better use of prescribed medicines b) To reduce the amount of unused / partially used medicines and free up valuable resources which can be invested in front line services c) Improve patient safety Key messages: • Only order what you need • Do not cash prescriptions if you don’t need them • Wasted medicines waste money and time • Unused medicines cannot be recycled • Discuss your medication with your GP, nurse or pharmacist on a regular basis NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group

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Medicine Waste Campaign NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group

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Engagement to Campaign timeline – Medicines Optimisation Team proposing to engage the public via • Online and paper questionnaire • Focus group(s) with patients and public • Focus group(s) with care home staff – Timeline • Engagement for campaign: Feb–Apr 2016 – Questionnaire – Focus group(s) • Campaign launch: June 2016 • Evaluation of campaign and re engagement with public: Autumn 2016 NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group

How can you help ……… • PPG chairs – Review and comment on the survey questionnaire to Ferne Haxby (ferne. haxby@nhs. net) by Tuesday 23 February – Promote survey – Use core questions for discussion with practice patients to provide feedback to CCG • What do you think would stop people from keeping or hoarding medicine that they are not taking or do not need? • What do you think can be done to better support patients on repeat prescriptions to ensure they only order what they need? – Recruit practice patients to participate in a focus group(s) NHS West Kent Clinical Commissioning Group