Research project
Care Homes Independent Pharmacist Prescribing Study (CHIPPS)
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- End date: -
- Partners and collaborators: Zermansky (consultant), Hill (consultant) Funding body: NIHR Programme Grant
- Co-investigators: David Alldred
- External co-investigators: University of East Anglia: Wright, Holland, Desborough, Poland, Barton, Turner, Norris, Blyth, Maskrey, Shepstone, Arthur; Queen's University Belfast: Hughes; Aberdeen University: Bond, Mint; Norwich CTU: Swart; PPI: Handford, Massey
Description
Aims
Development and delivery of a cluster randomised controlled trial to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of pharmacist independent prescribing for people living in care homes
Method
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WP1 Service specification development
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WP2 Identification of outcome measures
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WP3 Economic modelling
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WP4 Training package
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WP5 Feasibility study
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WP6 Definitive cluster RCT with internal pilot.
Background
Research shows that almost 70% of care home residents experience at least one medication error on any given day. Three recent reports and NICE guidance suggest that prescribing, monitoring and administration of medicines in care homes could be significantly improved, thus increasing residents’ quantity of life and improving use of NHS resources. Research has identified the need for one person to assume overall responsibility for the management of medicines within each care home. We propose that this role could be undertaken by a pharmacist independent prescriber (PIP) who primarily assumes responsibility for the authorisation of repeat medicines.
People
Wright, University of East Anglia
Holland, University of East Anglia
Desborough, University of East Anglia
Poland, University of East Anglia
Barton, University of East Anglia
Turner, University of East Anglia
Norris, University of East Anglia
Blyth, University of East Anglia
Maskrey, University of East Anglia
Shepstone, University of East Anglia
Arthur, University of East Anglia
Alldred, University of Leeds
Hughes, Queen's University Belfast
Bond, Aberdeen University
Mint, Aberdeen University
Zermansky, Consultant
Swart, Norwich CTU
Handford, PPI
Massey, PPI
Hill, Consultant
Funding body: NIHR Programme Grant
Contact: Professor David Alldred & Dr Amrit Daffu-O’Reilly