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- In primary care, medicines reconciliation should be carried out for all people who have been discharged from hospital or another care setting. This should happen as soon as is practically possible before a prescription or new supply of medicines is issued and within one week of the GP practice receiving the information.
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Mar 24, 2016 · Undertaking medicines reconciliation in primary care within 1 week of the GP practice receiving the information, and before a prescription or new supply of medicines is issued, allows early action to be taken when discrepancies between lists of medicines are identified.
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- Quality Statement 6: Structured Medication Review
Mar 4, 2015 · In primary care, carry out medicines reconciliation for all people who have been discharged from hospital or another care setting. This should happen as soon as is practically possible, before a prescription or new supply of medicines is issued and within 1 week of the GP practice receiving the information.
Mar 20, 2023 · The medicines reconciliation process should be completed: when a person is discharged from hospital or transferred from another setting or place of residence (including their home) when treatment has changed, for example dose changes or when starting to take new medicines.
To be able to reconcile medicines accurately, the following recommended information should be included on the discharge paperwork: • Complete patient details i.e., full name, address, date of birth, weight if under 16 years, NHS
Discharge from hospital is associated with increased risk of avoidable medication-related harm.1 Reducing harm at transitions of care is one of the three main elements of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Patient Safety Challenge: Medication Without Harm,2 which aims to reduce avoidable harm from medicines by 50% over five years.
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When should Medicines Reconciliation occur? Medicines should be reconciled within 48 hours at each transfer of care including: • New admission into residential/nursing home • Hospital admission (planned and emergency) • Hospital discharge • Transfer from another care home • Transfer within the same care home
In a primary care setting, medicines reconciliation involves a process to ensure that the medicines prescribed by the GP (or other prescriber) reflect what the person was taking after discharge from any care setting. Challenge. The NICE and NRLS guidance was issued several years ago, focused on the hospital setting and was aimed at pharmacists.
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