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Uptake of NICE TAs in the eligible populations – GNPRC 2025
Introduction: The NHS is legally obliged to fund and resource medicines and treatments recommended by NICE’s technology appraisals. Technology appraisals are recommendations on the use of new and existing medicines and treatments within the NHS. These can be medicines, medical devices, diagnostic techniques, surgical procedures, or health promotion activities. When NICE recommends a treatment ‘as […]
Using data analysis to identify a ‘medicines roadmap’ to support the uptake of electronic repeat prescribing – GNPRC 2025
Introduction: In 2024, the repeat prescribing toolkit was launched (RPS/RCGP), to improve consistency in repeat prescribing processes, which includes electronic repeat dispensing (eRD). The toolkit links to resources and guides to support the process within systems. Despite high electronic prescription service utilisation rates in England (92.6%, Dec 2024), the eRD utilisation rate remains low (15.7%, […]
The challenges of combining primary and secondary care drug utilization data – PRIMM 2024
Aims: To highlight the limitations and challenges of combining primary and secondary care medicines datasets to understand medicines use across an Integrated Care System (ICS) footprint1 Background: To optimise the use of medicines within an ICS, analysis of multiple datasets is required. In primary care, medicines data is available through ePACT2 as dispensed data (NHS […]
Changes in volume of prescribing and hospital admissions, in GP practices with high uptake of electronic repeat dispensing – PRIMM 2024
Abstract Aim: to understand the potential impact of electronic repeat dispensing (eRD) on the volume of medicines utilised, and hospital admissions. Method: All GP practices in England were analysed to determine the % eRD implementation (items) in both 2017/18 and 2022/23. Two cohorts of GP practices were then defined; <1% eRD (control group) and >50% […]
Thresholds & barriers to uptake of Electronic Repeat Dispensing – RPS Conference 2023
This poster was first presented at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Conference, November 2023 in London. It investigates whether there are thresholds at which barriers to uptake of electronic repeat dispensing (eRD) present themselves in primary care, and whether the difficulties are drug-specific or require change to prescription management processes. Stakeholders can also see our previous work […]
Impact of deprivation on primary care prescribing by AWARE category – CPC North 2023
This poster was presented at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress North, November 2023 in Manchester. It was previously presented at the Great North Pharmacy Research Collaborative in July 2023. It investigates the impact of deprivation on antimicrobial prescribing; find the poster and abstract below. Download the poster here.
Effect of social prescribing on medicines use in primary care – CPC North 2023
This poster was presented at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress North, November 2023 in Manchester. It was previously presented at the Great North Pharmacy Research Collaborative in July 2023. It investigates the impact of social prescribing on primary care prescribing of medicines in practices with a high level of deprivation; find the poster and abstract below. Download the poster […]
Impact of deprivation on primary care prescribing by AWARE category – GNPRC 2023
This poster was first presented at the Great North Pharmacy Research Collaborative in July 2023. It investigates the impact of deprivation on antimicrobial prescribing; find the poster and abstract below. Download the poster here.
Population demographics of patients prescribed opiates in the North of England ICSs – GNPRC 2023
This poster was presented at the Great North Pharmacy Research Collaborative in July 2023 in Newcastle. It was previously presented at Feeling the Pain: Reducing Harm Caused by Opioids for Non-Cancer Pain, in November 2022. It aims to support greater understanding of the patient populations prescribed opioids, the demographics and the inter-relationships and dependencies between […]
Opioid overprescribing and sustainability considerations in the North of England – GNPRC 2023
This poster was first presented at the Great North Pharmacy Research Collaborative in July 2023. It tests a simple model to estimate the carbon footprint and cost impact of reducing opioid overprescribing in the most deprived deciles; find the poster and abstract below. Download the poster here.