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Prescribing medication that is clinically effective to deliver high quality, safe patient care, but also cost effective, can be time consuming. Having a system that ensures the most appropriate medication is administered will allow you to use your resources more efficiently and effectively.
Our Medicines Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support Systems 3 Framework Agreement delivers market leading point of prescribing decision support (POPDS) products and services that look at the value medicines deliver, ensuring they are both clinically effective and cost effective. It’s built for patient safety and care, ensuring patients get the right choice of medicines, at the right time, which, in turn, improves patient experience.
With this core service in place and operating effectively, Medicine Optimisation Technician’s will be able to focus on clinical work.
Framework Agreement Information
What dates is the framework agreement active?
08 March 2024 – 07 March 2026
(with the option to extend up to 24 months)
Who can take advantage of the framework agreement?
NHS and UK Public Sector organisations
What does this framework agreement cover?
Provides a computerised solution for healthcare professionals, which reduces the occurrence of preventable medication errors and increases the effectiveness, safety and cost effectiveness of prescribing. The solution works well with TPP SystmOne, EMIS Web or equivalent.
The framework agreement has been structured into the following lots:
What are the benefits of using this framework agreement?
OFF THE SHELF
Available as a complete off the shelf package system (COTS) with minimal customisation except for the loading of profiles and associated adjustments.
EASY SWITCHING OF MEDICINES
Enables prescribers to switch easily to the suggested medicine, at an appropriate dose and frequency if the switch suggestion is accepted.
SUPPORTING PRESCRIBERS
Enables efficient management of the profile of switch suggestions and messages displayed, adding and deleting suggestions and messages, deciding whether to switch specific suggestions on or off, and refining the content of messages the system displays to prescribers.
CLEAR AND CONCISE SUGGESTIONS
Provides clear and concise suggestions of more effective, safer or cost-effective medicines early in the process when a prescriber has begun to prescribe a medicine that is deemed likely to be a suboptimal choice, taking into account relevant national guidance.
COST EFFICIENCY
Supports better and more cost-effective prescribing in primary care. The Kings Fund estimates that standardisation of prescribing practices for certain treatments (e.g. low-cost statins) could save the NHS more than £200 million per year (2007, NAO).
IMPROVED QUALITY OF OUTPUT
Aims to enhance accuracy, visibility and consistency for healthcare professionals when prescribing, dispensing or administering medication. Supports medicines optimisation and management teams in reducing the occurrence of preventable medication errors in their CCG. Identifies and analyses health behaviours nationally on specific areas and seeks opportunities for the improvement of clinical outcomes.
Customer Framework Agreement Portal
Access our framework agreement documentation via our Customer Framework Agreement Portal
Case Studies
How to reduce antibiotic course length
Learn how one ICB had an immediate 7.4% drop in antibiotic course length using ‘Quantity Limit’ switches at the point of prescribing.
This Optum case study describes how ScriptSwitch® Prescribing – Clinical Decision Support is currently helping to sustain the effectiveness of essential antibiotic medications.
Catch-up on the webinar to learn more about the Medicines Optimisation Prescribing Decision Support Systems 3 Framework Agreement and how you can procure compurised solutions to improve the accuracy of medicine prescribing.
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