Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of a New Proactive Clinical Review of Patients Prescribed Opioid Medicines Long-Term for Persistent Pain in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stakeholder involvement is a core element of the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions, but approaches to involve stakeholders are not well-reported. We outline how stakeholders contributed to co-designing a Proactive clinical Review of patients taking Opioid Medicines long-term for persistent Pain led by Pharmacists working in primary care Teams (the PROMPPT intervention-a review and pharmacist training package).

Methods

We brought key stakeholders together to co-design the PROMPPT intervention using a person-based approach, alongside evidence from best practice guidance. We established a community of practice comprising three complementary groups: a patient advisory group, a pharmacist advisory group and a m

SUBMITTER: Harrisson SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12031880 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature