What does the above mean? Scenario What does it Potential Positives Potential Negatives mean? A low % a higher proportion A practice choose to A practice have less formal repeats of acute or ‘special control prescribing by systems for reviewing request’ ensuring a level of acute ‘repeatable’ acute prescribing prescribing (as an acute prescriptions regularly and request will typically be transferring to repeat as reviewed and authorised appropriate. Issuing acute or by a GP) ‘special request’ prescriptions tends to be more time consuming than issuing repeats. A high % a lower proportion A practice have processes A practice are less strict repeats of acute or ‘special in place to review about which drugs are request’ ‘repeatable’ acute allowed on repeat (there prescribing prescriptions and move to may potentially be drugs on repeat as appropriate and repeat where it would be have systems for ensuring more advisable to prescribe regular review of repeats acutely unless controls on repeats are tight e.g. controlled drugs, antidepressants, etc.) Further guidance on review of repeat prescribing systems and processes is available in the supplemental appendices. Next Steps Checklist Define L1 Review Review of Repeat Prescribing Processes and Systems Develop support materials / resources Identify a suitable member / members of staff Access training (or train) member of staff Assess competency Start work Review competency Audit activity Refresher training if necessary Continue work
What does the above mean? Scenario What does it mean? Potential Positives Potential Negatives A low % repeats a higher proportion of acute or ‘special request’ prescribing A practice choose to control prescribing by ensuring a level of acute prescribing (as an acute request will typically be reviewed and authorised by a GP) A practice have less formal systems for reviewing ‘repeatable’ acute prescriptions regularly and transferring to repeat as appropriate. Issuing acute or ‘special request’ prescriptions tends to be more time consuming than issuing repeats. A high % repeats a lower proportion of acute or ‘special request’ prescribing A practice have processes in place to review ‘repeatable’ acute prescriptions and move to repeat as appropriate and have systems for ensuring regular review of repeats A practice are less strict about which drugs are allowed on repeat (there may potentially be drugs on repeat where it would be more advisable to prescribe acutely unless controls on repeats are tight e.g. controlled drugs, antidepressants, etc.) Further guidance on review of repeat prescribing systems and processes is available in the supplemental appendices. Next Steps Checklist Define L1 Review Review of Repeat Prescribing Processes and Systems Develop support materials / resources Identify a suitable member / members of staff Access training (or train) member of staff Assess competency Start work Review competency Audit activity Refresher training if necessary Continue work