Medicines optimisation and pharmacy collaboration key to improved patient outcomes, report finds

A recently published report on medicines optimisation highlights the urgent need for transformative changes across all pharmacies to unlock their full
potential in delivering integrated care.

The report by Public Policy Projects (PPP) is first of the four in the series that emphasises the significant benefits that medicines optimisation can bring to
integrated care systems (ICSs).

This includes reducing health inequalities and improving population health.

Pointing to the “untapped opportunity” that medicines optimisation presents for ICSs facing financial challenges, the report underscores the vital role of
pharmacies in enhancing patient outcomes.

The launch of the Pharmacy First services has already demonstrated the essential contribution of pharmacies to the health and care system.

With “medicines being the second highest cost to the NHS,” the report recommends ways “to achieve better value for money while improving patient outcomes”.