Calling primary care networks (PCNs) - get involved in the Medicines Safety Improvement Programme (MedSIP)
Primary care networks (PCNs) wanted to shape and pilot improved medication reviews for people with learning disability.
Over the past year, Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care System (ICS) has been delivering a Medicines Safety Improvement Programme (MedSIP) focused on helping people with learning disability, at risk of behaviour that challenges, to reduce harm from psychotropic medication.
This work has brought together over 80 stakeholders across health, social care, lived experience and the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector to co-create an ICS wide action plan designed to reduce avoidable severe harm, improve care, and enhance quality of life.
We are now at an exciting point where we are moving into delivery.
A key priority identified through this work is improving the quality of medication reviews in primary care.
To support this ambition, the new Coventry and Warwickshire GP contract will place an emphasis on completing structured medication reviews for people with learning disability. This is an opportunity for PCNs to meet this requirement while also improving quality and outcomes through this programme.
What we are asking
We are looking for at least 2 to 3 PCNs to take part, with further opportunities to be involved as the work develops. You will:
- help shape what improved medication reviews should look like in practice (likely including specialist support for primary care and better access to non medicines alternatives)
- sense check what is realistic and workable in day to day settings
- take part in short, focused pilot cycles using quality improvement (QI) methods
We are keen to promote a cross sector multidisciplinary approach, so if you are passionate about improving outcomes for people with learning disability, we would love to hear from you.
This is an opportunity to directly influence how this develops and ensure it works in practice before wider rollout across the ICS.
We will keep involvement focused and proportionate, recognising the pressures on teams.
If your PCN is interested, or you would like a short conversation to find out more, please contact Kanwal.Umer@healthinnovationwm.org