NHSBSA polypharmacy prescribing comparators: Getting the balance right

The Health Innovation Network polypharmacy: Getting the balance right programme aims to support local systems and primary care to identify patients at potential risk of harm and support better conversations about medicines by promoting shared decision making. One of the core principles of this is population health management. To consider how best to understand and utilise available data, the Health Innovation Network and NHS Business Services Authority (BSA) are hosting a webinar.

What will I learn?

The event will share information and insights into how the NHS BSA polypharmacy prescribing comparators can:

• Support primary care and wider health systems understand the variation in prescribing of multiple medicines
• Identify patients who are more likely to be exposed to the risks that can be associated with taking large numbers of medicines or certain combinations of medicines.

Outline agenda

• 12:00 – Introduction to the NHS BSA Polypharmacy prescribing comparators, Clare Howard, Clinical Lead, Health Innovation Network Problematic Polypharmacy Programme
• 12:30 – Live demonstration of how to access and use the NHS BSA Polypharmacy prescribing comparators, Ben Baker, Customer Engagement and Training Lead, NHS BSA
• 13:00 – Q&A
• 13:15 – Meeting close

We encourage attendance from ICS medicines optimisation leads and Primary Care Network (PCN) teams, including GPs and pharmacists

Got a question? If you have a question about this event contact us at: healthinnowest.polypharmacyprogramme@nhs.net