Rx Advisor successfully delivers over £1.9m prescribing cost savings for ONWL CCG

July 2013

Rx Advisor was selected as the preferred provider for the ONWL CCG Medicines Management Tender. This service involved delivering prescribing support and medicines management services to 185 GP practices in ONWL CCG. The full report has now been published and is available in the edition of Prescriber published on 19th May 2013 (Click here to read the published paper)

Rx Advisor deployed a team of 22 clinical pharmacists to deliver the service. The service included supporting the CCGs GP practices in implementing the NHS Better Care Better Values (BCBV) indicators and the NHS Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) targets for prescribing. The service was delivered by deploying a clinical pharmacist at each GP practice for about 1 day per week. The pharmacist worked in close collaboration with the GPs and practice staff to identify ways in which prescribing changes could be best implemented, whilst keeping patient safety at the forefront of any changes made.

The Rx Advisor pharmacist team worked to strict standard operating procedures for service delivery, and also utilised Rx Advisor's IT templates to avoid duplication of work which increased efficiency in service delivery.

The agreed outcomes for this tender was to deliver prescribing cost savings of £1.5 million. This target was exceeded by a significant amount and initial reported savings totaled over £2.3m at the end of the project period. The savings were then independently verified by the CCGs own pharmacists who confirmed that over £1.9 million of prescribing savings were sustained at the GP practices. The Rx Advisor team delivered over 1250 days of service as part of this service.

This is a significant achievement and Rx Advisor is proud to have been chosen as the provider to demonstrate how a well organised clinical pharmacist led service can help to achieve tangible and sustainable outcomes for NHS CCGs. The project findings have been evaluated and were published in Prescriber on 19th May 2013. Click here to view the publication

Rx Advisor would like to thank the GP practices and CCG prescribing team for their support during the service and in particular all of its pharmacists that helped to deliver this service.

Rx Advisor selected as consultant of choice for an international diabetes project with Oxford University & UAE Health Authority

October 2012

Due to its successful delivery of training and rational prescribing audits for Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD), Rx Advisor was selected as provider of choice by HAAD to evaluate how the UKPDS Outcomes Model could be utilised in the United Arab Emirates.

The UKPDS Outcomes Model was developed by Professor Rury Holman (one of the senior researchers of the United Kingdon Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS)) and his team at the Health Economics Research Centre of Oxford University.

Rx Advisor was commissioned to work in collaboration with the Oxford University research team to explore the use of the UKPDS Outcomes Model in the UAE.

Rx Advisor supported the HAAD team in data collection methodologies and used this to evaluate current trends in Type 2 diabetes management in the UAE using the UKPDS Outcomes Model.

The results of this research are being evaluated for future application in the UAE.

Rx Advisor invited to share experience at the Clinical Pharmacy Conference in Abu Dhabi September 2012

October 2012

Mohammed Ibrahim from Rx Advisor was invited, along with leading pharmacists from the UK Clinical Pharmacists Association, to share their experiences with leading clinical pharmacists in the United Arab Emirates at the 2nd Annual Clinical Pharmacy Conference in Abu Dhabi in October 2012.

Dr Rani Khatib, Senior Cardiology Pharmacist, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Dr Helen Meynell, Consultant Pharmacist, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Mohammed Ibrahim, Clinical Services Director, Rx Advisor Ltd were invited to speak and run workshops at the 2nd Annual Clinical Pharmacy Conference, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Representing the UKCPA, Rani spoke about Medicines Optimisation and current changes in the UK to deliver this concept. Mohammed described his experiences of providing medicines management services in primary care on behalf of PCGs, PCTs and more recently for CCGs. His presentation was aimed at providing the delegates with an insight into the aspects of medicines management from a primary care perspective, and in particular, the challenges that are faced by pharmacists and prescribers in trying to achieve cost effective, evidence-based prescribing. Helen (representing the UKCPA) delivered a plenary session around palliative management of respiratory symptoms with an emphasis on the use of opioids and benzodiazepines in dyspnoea and the underpinning evidence related to this.

The full article can be found in the Pharmaceutical Journal - please click here

Rx Advisor selected as provider of choice for Tramadol Therapy Review Audit for a UAE Health Authority

April 2014

Due to its successful delivery of training and rational prescribing audits for Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD), Rx Advisor was selected as provider of choice by HAAD to design and deliver an audit of the use of opiaite medicines in Abu Dhabi.

Rx Advisor supported the HAAD team in design and delivery and data analysis of the therapy review audit

The results of this audit were used to inform national guidelinesfor opiate prescribing.

Rx Advisor selected as provider of choice by NHS England Leicestershire & Lincolnshire for CD Audits

January 2014

Rx Advisor was commissioned by NHS England Leicestershire & Lincolnshire Area Team to support the NHS Accountable Officer in undertaking Controlled Drug Monitoring Audits at its NHS contractor premises.

The service was delivered in accordance with the requirements of NHS England by Rx Advisor's Controlled Drugs Specialist team.

Rx Advisor achieves 98% on NHS Information Governance Framework

December 2013

Rx Advisor registered with the NHS Information Governance Framework and scored 98%.

Rx Advisor achieves the Matrix Standard for information advice & guidance services

July 2014

The matrix Standard is a challenging, outcome based Standard that is not only a benchmark of the quality of the services an organisation provides, but a key business improvement tool. It demonstrates a high level of corporate governance standards by training providers that are funded through governemnt grants.

Rx Advisor is delighted to announce that it has reached this standard in its first inspection. This is an outstanding achievement and means that Rx Advisor can source government funding for its training courses.

Rx Advisor selected as provider of medicines optimisation support services for Cambridgeshire & Peterborough CCG.

May 2015

Rx Advisor was selected to support the medicines optimisation team at Cambridgeshire & Peterborough CCG. Rx Advisor's team worked closely with 17 GP practices and identified over £331,000 of prescribing efficiency savings.

Rx Advisor selected as provider of medicines optimisation support services for Ealing CCG.

December 2014

Rx Advisor was selected to support the medicines optimisation team at Ealing CCG. Rx Advisor's team worked closely with 4 GP practices and reviewed over 2525 patients and delivered in excess of £38,000 in prescribign efficiency savings in a period of 4 months.

Rx Advisor announces Flu Vaccination Training Workshops for Pharmacists.

July 2015

In response to the announcement of the Community Pharmacy Flu Vaccination Advanced Service, Rx Advisor is providing a series of Flu Vaccination Training Workshops for Pharmacists. The workshops will commence from 23rd August 2015 and will be delivered by experienced clinical pharmacists who have personal experience of providing flu vaccinations. The workshops will equip pharmacists with the necessary competencies to provide a safe and efficient NHS service from a community pharmacy. More details about the workshop are available here

Rx Advisor - Receives NVQ Pharmacy Apprenticeship Training Grants.

July 2015

Rx Advisor has secured more government funding to deliver Pharmacy Service Apprenticeships. For eligible individuals there is full funding available to do our Level 2 and Level 3 Apprenticeships in Pharmacy Services. Employer grants of up to £1,500 are also available. The Rx Advisor Training team is able to advertise pharmacy staff vacancies on behalf of employers who wish to recruit an apprentice. For more details about our Apprenticeship schemes please contact our training team on: 0116 2413508 or email: info@RxAdvisor.co.uk