The service aims to provide the
most appropriate intervention for
each individual patient.
Some of the solutions that the
Medicines Concordance Team can
provide are:
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Clarification of medication
routine
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Suggestions for medication
prompts e.g placing by bed
or kettle, alarm clock, how to
obtain specialist alarmed
dispensing devices
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Labelling modifications e.g
large font size or additional
labelling.
Container modifications e.g
blisters transferred to bottles,
plain caps
Referral to Community
Pharmacy for a Medication
Use Review (MUR)
What should you do if you or a relative
needs some help with medications?
Ask a healthcare or social care
professional to refer to us. This could be a:
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GP
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Community Pharmacy
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Case Manager
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Carer
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Community Matron/ Nurse
Medicines
Concordance Team
Contact us
For any further information please contact:
Medicines Concordance Team
Minster Surgery
75 High Street
Minster
CT12 4AB
How will the recommendations
be communicated?
All recommendations are discussed
and agreed verbally with the patient
and the relevant people involved in
their care.
Tel: 01843 824551
MCT@nhs.net
Part of East Kent Family Practitioners Ltd
Version 1 October 2015
Created by Natalie Hawes and Lesley
Sturges, Registered Pharmacy
Technicians
Information leaflet
What is the aim of the
service?
What referral information needs to be
provided?
The aim of the Medicines
Concordance Team is to ensure
that patients are able to take
medication safely and effectively
in their own homes.
We need as much background
information as possible which helps us to
manage each referral appropriately and
effectively in a timely manner. The
following information is vital and is
requested on our referral form:
Who provides the Service?
The service is run by a team of
Registered Pharmacy Technicians
with experience in this field.
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Patient details
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GP details
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Pharmacy where medication is
dispensed.
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Specific details about what
problem the patient has with their
medicine.
What type of patient can be
referred?
Any patient over 18 who is
registered with a GP in the Thanet
area and who is finding it difficult
to take their medication correctly
can be referred.
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Reducing hospital admissions
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Reducing harm from medication
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Improving the safe and efficient
management of medication
across the primary / secondary
care interface
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Reducing prescribing costs due
to waste
What can the service provide?
The Medicines Concordance Team will
assess each patient that is referred.
This may involve:
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Liaising with other agencies e.g.
GP, pharmacies, Social services,
Care Agencies
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Involving family or friends where
appropriate
Provide support to patients with
long term conditions, e.g.
dementia and mental health
conditions
Undertaking compliance and
concordance review using GP
information initially and then
involving the patient
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Clarifying medication
discrepancies on discharge from
hospital.
The provisions of services to
enable older people to live
independently
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Partnership working with social
services, social care and
community healthcare providers
Usually visiting the patient at
home to conduct an assessment
to establish how the patient is
managing.
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Details of anyone that may help
the patient with their medication.
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Any hospital admissions
What will the service do?
Who can refer patients?
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Any Healthcare Professional.
How can referrals be made?
A Medicines Concordance Team
referral form will need to be
completed in full. Completed
forms can be sent via a secure
email to MCT@nhs.net or faxed to
01843 823146.