Impact | Mechanism of impact | Data collected | Data source |
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Medication changes identified | PIP medication review | Recommendations for change and rationale | Pharmaceutical care plans |
PIP interview PIP questionnaire | |||
Medication changes made | PIP prescribing | Total no. medications per patient at baseline and 6 months | Pharmaceutical care plans |
GP records | |||
No. medications stopped per patient at 6 months | Pharmaceutical care plans | ||
GP records | |||
No. medications started per patient at 6 months | Pharmaceutical care plans | ||
GP records | |||
No. medications amended, e.g. dose change, formulation change | Pharmaceutical care plans | ||
GP records | |||
No. antipsychotics/psychotropics prescribed at baseline and 6 months | Pharmaceutical care plans | ||
GP records | |||
Categorised description of drugs changed, stopped, started | Resident medical records | ||
Biochemical monitoring | PIP medication review | Recommendations made for biochemical monitoring | Pharmaceutical care plans |
Medication errors | PIP medication review | Number of prescribing, dispensing and administration errors | Pharmaceutical care plans |
GP records | |||
Non-patient-facing activities improved, e.g. medication storage advice | PIP support for care home | Services provided and frequency | PIP activity log |
Views on usefulness of services | Care home staff interviews | ||
PIP interview PIP questionnaire | |||
Better/tailored training for staff | PIP training for care home staff | Training provided and frequency | PIP activity log |
Views on usefulness of training | Care home staff interviews | ||
PIP interview PIP questionnaire | |||
Quality of communication between care home, GP and community pharmacy improved | PIP input into improved communication | Views of care home staff | Care home staff interviews |
Views of GPs | GP interview | ||
Views of PIPs | PIP interview PIP questionnaire |