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www.medicinewaste.com
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Ramila Mistry, Pharmacist.
Merton Clinical Commissioning Group
www.medicinewaste.com
Wasted Medicines – Insight Gathering
Department of Health funded report (2010) - £300 million/year wasted on unused medicines:
£110 million wasted medicine returned to pharmacies for safe disposal annually£90 million worth of unused prescription medicines are stored in people’s homes£50 million worth of NHS supplied medicines are disposed of annually by Care Homes*
£1 in every £25 spent on medicines & allied products in primary and community care is unused and wasted.
£1 million could potentially be saved in Merton through better medicine management, could be spent on:
•33 more district nurses or
•270 more hip replacements or
•28 more community physiotherapists or
•23 more dementia nurses
£166,666 could be saved by Care Homes in Merton
* Source: Evaluation of Scale, Causes and Cost of medicines wasted (DH)
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Aims
a) To encourage and support better use of prescribed medicines
b) To reduce the amount of unused / partially used medicines and free up valuable resources which can be invested in front line services
c) Improve patient safety
Key messages:
• Only order what you need
• Wasted medicines waste money
• Unused medicines cannot be recycled
• Discuss your medication with your GP, nurse or pharmacist on a regular basis
Merton Medicine Waste Campaign Launch
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Medicine Waste Campaign - Bus Shelters 1st June 2015
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Medicine Waste Campaign - Bus Interiors 8th June 2015
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Medicine Waste Campaign Launch – 8th June 2015
GP and Pharmacy Campaign - Posters
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Medicine Waste Campaign
GP and Pharmacy Campaign – Patient Information Leaflet
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Medicine Waste Campaign
GP and Pharmacy Campaign – Patient Information Leaflet
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Medicine Waste Campaign
GP and Pharmacy Campaign – Fridge Magnet
Care Home Campaign - Staff Poster (A4), display in a prominent place for staff.
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Care Home Staff Support Vital
• Three key campaign messages:– Only order what you need– Dispose of medicines safely– Ask your GP, nurse or pharmacist advice about
medicines• Reinforce systems you already have in place & check
appropriateness of medication ordered.
• Your support vital to drive down unnecessary waste and free up vital funds to invest in other NHS services.
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