Medicines Management

Medicines Management in Mental Health Conference

Over 150 people attended the Medicines Management in Mental Health Conference on Wednesday, 25 June in Leeds. It was a very successful event which covered most areas in medicines management and informed delegates of the work done so far within the NIMHE National Workforce Programme.

The evaluation from the day was very positive. To view it, please click here.

Presentations from the day are below:

Plenary presentations:

Hugh Griffiths, Department of Health
Chairs welcome & the work achieved so far

Roslyn Hope, NIMHE National Workforce Programme
Medicines management: challenges for leadership

Anna Walker, Healthcare Commission
Medicines management: challenges for mental health

Workshop presentations:

1 & 5

Self Assessment Toolkit Dave Branford Part 1
Dave Branford Part 2

2 & 6

Improving Medicines Management by extending the role of Pharmacy Technicians in Mental Health Ray Lyon & Beverley Faulkner

3.

Evaluation of Medicines Management Schemes in Acute Adult and Acute Older Age Mental Health Wards Cathy Riley

4.

Non Medical Prescribing: How can it improve the service user and carer experience?

Barrie Green: Future Perspectives
Christine Vize: Implementing Non Medical Prescribing
Mark Bunker & Barrie Green: where are we now
Mark Bunker & Barrie Green: myths or facts
Mark Dodd: Independent Prescribing

7.

Involving Service Users and Carers in Medicines Management Jen Kilyon: Involving Service Users and Carers

8.

New Ways of Working (NWW) for Pharmacy

Dawn Price: Pharmacist Prescribing, Pre-dispensing & Near Patient Testing
Justine Raynsford: Designated Pharmacist working in a Personality Disorder Network
Elaine Weston: NWW for Pharmacy

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The Medicines Management National Learning Set will be taking place over the next 5 months. Selection has taken place and those attending have been informed they have been selected. .

Medicines Management Website

Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust initiated a thorough website on medications in partnership with CSIP which you may find useful – www.nwmhp.nhs.uk/pharmacy