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Repeat Prescribing Developing a quality system. Introduction. Two-thirds of prescriptions in primary care 80% of medicines costs Approx 1.26 million prescriptions a day Prescriptions dispensed in the community statistics for 1994-2004: England, Health and Social Care Information Centre.
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Introduction • Two-thirds of prescriptions in primary care • 80% of medicines costs • Approx 1.26 million prescriptions a day Prescriptions dispensed in the community statistics for 1994-2004: England, Health and Social Care Information Centre
Why improve? The Patient perspective: • Improved convenience & access • Increased patient/carer involvement • Better understanding of the system & what they need to do to access their medicines • Improved patient safety • Improved quality of prescribing – confident they are receiving the most appropriate medicine
Why improve? The Practice perspective: • Better use of time • Decreased GP workload • Fewer queries to reception staff • Better understanding of the system & what their role in it is • Improved job satisfaction • Better use of resources • Improved patient safety • Improved quality of prescribing • Obtaining quality goals in the nGMS contract
A simplified view Initial Consultation & 1st prescription Patient collects prescription & gets it dispensed Patient requests a repeat prescription Repeat prescription produced Patient collects prescription
There will be many more steps than you think • How many different people are involved? • Think about mapping your system
Breaking it down Saving time, helping patients (NPC,2004), breaks the system down to the following: • Authorising repeat prescriptions • Requesting repeat prescriptions • Generating the prescription • Medication review • Patient collecting the prescription • The community pharmacists role • Using the medication • Quality Assuring the process
Summary • Two-thirds of prescriptions generated within primary care are for repeat medication • Consider the benefits for the patient • Consider the benefits for the practice • Try mapping your system • Look at how to break the system down to make improvements less challenging