Reducing health inequalities is a key priority for the NHS at both a national and system level. The approach defines a target population – the 'Core20PLUS' – and identifies '5' focus clinical areas requiring accelerated improvement. Brent is relatively less deprived on the education, skills, and training domain in comparison to the rest of England. This is also true of the health deprivation and disability domain. The Brent Health Matters (BHM) programme aims to reduce inequalities in Brent and our objective for entering the awards is to raise awareness and highlight the key impact pharmacists have made in reaching this objective.
Pharmacists play a crucial role in supporting people to get the most from their medicines and keep well. Showcasing the invaluable and integral role pharmacists have in reducing health inequalities and improving access to care. We hope to inspire, encourage and motivate healthcare professionals to embed small changes into their daily practice as we know small changes in collaboration can have a huge impact. Furthermore, we feel that the rewarding nature of having an impact on population health itself fuels the workforce to do even more ground-breaking work in this crucial workstream.
92 patients seen for domiciliary structured medication reviews between August 22 and May 23 the potential net cost saving to date is £799.58. Reversible harm or admission to hospital was potentially averted for 16 patients. With an average cost of a non-elective admission as £3,571, the total cost saving for preventing 16 non-elective admissions is £57,136. Therefore, the total potential saving for 92 patients was £57,935.58.
