The UK Pharmacy Care Plan service: Description, recruitment and initial views on a new community pharmacy intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The UK government advocates person-centred healthcare which is ideal for supporting patients to make appropriate lifestyle choices and to address non-adherence. The Community Pharmacy Future group, a collaboration between community pharmacy companies and independents in the UK, introduced a person-centred service for patients with multiple long-term conditions in 50 pharmacies in Northern England.

Objective

Describe the initial findings from the set up and delivery of a novel community pharmacy-based person-centred service.

Method

Patients over fifty years of age prescribed more than one medicine including at least one for cardiovascular disease or diabetes were enrolled. Medication review and person-centred consultation resulted in agreed health goals an

SUBMITTER: Twigg MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5378349 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature