WINNER

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare FT

Podiatry Non Medical Prescribing Pilot: to Demonstrate Clinical Safety and Effectiveness of Managing Moderate Foot Infection in High-Risk Groups of Patients at Risk of Lower Limb Amputation

The Southampton locality undertook a nine-month prescribing pilot to evaluate the effectiveness of Podiatry Non-Medical Prescribers (NMPs). At the time, prescription costs were absorbed by the service, which was unsustainable without a designated prescribing budget.

The pilot collected data across the entire geographical footprint of the Podiatry service, with a specific focus on Southampton-registered patients. Metrics monitored included the number of patients prescribed antibiotics by Podiatry NMPs and the number of patients issued antibiotics through patient group directions.

The study also tracked the frequency of GP antibiotic request letters, gathered patient feedback regarding infection management and prescription processes, and identified patterns of antibiotic sensitivity and resistance.

Read a detailed case study about this project at HSJ Solutions.

Highly commended

Chelsea & Westminster FT: Using CDSS to improve antimicrobial prescribing and outcomes

Finalists

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital: Improving Medicines Safety in Paediatrics

Lancashire and South Cumbria Critical Care and Major Trauma Specialised Services Clinical Network: Lancashire and South Cumbria Critical Care Drug Monographs

London North West University Healthcare Trust: How can innovative technology improve medication safety for inpatients with Arginine Vasopressin Deficiency?

NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough: Improving Medicines Safety by Applying Eclipse CQC Live Data across General Practice

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent ICB: Population-Level Drug Toxicity Risk Reduction in the Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribing Pathfinder Project

PADDINGToN Team, Paediatric Medicines Research Unit, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital: Improving medication safety for parents leaving neonatal units (PADDINGToN Study)

Stockport FT: Service Evaluation on the Impact of a Pharmacy Technician-Led Telephone Review for patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia

 

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