Report
Integrating the expertise of the pharmacy team
into multidisciplinary approaches in care homes will
improve the care, safety and quality of medicines use
for residents.
By drawing on advice from experts within the pharmacy
profession as well as other health and social care professionals and
patient representative groups, five key themes have been identified
as areas for immediate support from the pharmacy team:
- Polypharmacy
- Antipsychotic prescribing
- Safe transfer of information
- Education, training and standards
- Palliative and end of life care
This report sets out several recommendations under each of the
five key themes that will improve the care, safety and quality of
medicines use for residents living in care homes.