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Ramila Mistry, Pharmacist.

Merton Clinical Commissioning Group


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)


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


Medicine Waste Campaign - Bus Shelters 1st June 2015


Medicine Waste Campaign - Bus Interiors 8th June 2015


Medicine Waste Campaign Launch – 8th June 2015

GP and Pharmacy Campaign - Posters


Medicine Waste Campaign

GP and Pharmacy Campaign – Patient Information Leaflet



GP and Pharmacy Campaign – Patient Information Leaflet



GP and Pharmacy Campaign – Fridge Magnet

Care Home Campaign - Staff Poster (A4), display in a prominent place for staff.



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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