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Medicines Optimisation - Long Term Conditions

Medicines Optimisation Event - Friday 22nd June 2012

NHS Midlands and East - East Midlands, staged a free-to-attend event titled 'Medicines Optimisation - Long Term Conditions' in Nottingham on Friday 22nd June 2012. 

The overall aims of the day were to:

  1. Review 2012-13 QIPP plans and align with national and regional priorities

  2. Identify what commissioning support you need, and what we can offer

  3. Review opportunities to optimise medicines in Long Term Conditions, using examples from Cardiovascular, Diabetes & Respiratory

 

The event was attended by over 20 people from around the East Midlands, with presentations and workshops delivered from four different presenters.

The agenda, aims of the sessions, presentations from the day, evaluation summary, delegate list, and personal profile of the speakers can be found by clicking on the relevant link in the bulleted list below.

 

Agenda

A copy of the event agenda can be found below

 

Event Notes

Summary notes were taken from each of the event sessions.  These can be found belowsions delivered.

 

Presentations

The presentations delivered on the day can be found below

 

Disease Specific Prescribing Priorities

Deleagtes split into three groups for the workshops to discuss relevant prescribing priorities associated with Cardiovascular, Diabetes, and Respiratory. 

With each group led by the relevant network lead, the summary of the discussions and the diesease specific prescribing priorities for each area can be found below.

(Document to follow)

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Useful Links

Medicines Prescribing Centre
http://www.nice.org.uk/mpc?NPC

East Midlands Cardiovascular Network
http://www.emcvn.nhs.uk/

East Midlands COPD Network
http://www.emcopdnetwork.nhs.uk/

NHS DIabetes
http://www.diabetes.nhs.uk/

Towards Excellence Diabetes Prescribing
http://www.excellence.eastmidlands.nhs.uk/welcome/improving-care/long-term-conditions/diabetes/diabetes-data/?tabContainer_1491016_tab=7

Towards Excellence Respiratory Prescribing
http://www.excellence.eastmidlands.nhs.uk/welcome/improving-care/long-term-conditions/copd/copd-data/?tabContainer_1550616_tab=4

Atlas of Variation
http://www.sepho.org.uk/extras/maps/NHSatlas2011/atlas.html?Online version of the Instant Atlas

New Medicine Service (NMS)
Service for people with long-term conditions newly prescribed a medicine http://www.nhsemployers.org/Aboutus/Publications/Documents/NHS%20New%20Medicine%20Service%20Guidance%202012.pdf

National Targeted Medicines Use Reviews (MURs)
http://www.nhsemployers.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/MUR%20guidance%20final.pdf