cohorts of patients, or patients in certain settings, e.g. care homes. Practice Manager at GP Practices Ongoing Gower Medical Practice / Health has agreed to update and To maintain, update and improve Enable patients to Board / maintain the Bay health the use of the Bay Health Cluster access Bay health news NWIS website going forward. Website and priorities within the community. Bay health have started to GP Practices Ongoing upload information and / Health news using this method to To increase promotion of the Bay Board / educate patients and the health cluster, good news stories NWIS local community on and experiences to local patient various matters. through the use of social media Increased use and i.e. Bay health Facebook page. planned headlines to be considered for the months ahead. 4 To engage effectively and To invite key secondary care GP Practices March 2018 To ensure patients Specialty colleagues to be highlight improvements colleagues by specialty to future / Health considered for invitation to needs are met through between the primary and meetings to discuss methods of Board / future cluster meetings. prudent care pathways, secondary care interface to engagement and to assist the Secondary facilitating rapid plan patient care. strategic aim, ensuring patients Care To discuss further accurate diagnosis and needs are met through planned September 2017. management, and care. minimising waste and harms. 5 To reduce the wastage of Cluster pharmacists to Cluster March 2018 Improved care Cluster pharmacists are in medicines in care homes undertaken care home medication Pharmacists the process of reviews and administration / Care undertaking medication records for individual patients to Homes / GP reviews for patients within highlight any issues with Practices the cluster who are prescribing and to minimise waste registered at care homes resulting from patient refusal or to determine whether non-adherence. medication is still
cohorts of patients, or patients in certain settings, e.g. care homes. To maintain, update and improve the use of the Bay Health Cluster Website To increase promotion of the Bay health cluster, good news stories and experiences to local patient through the use of social media i.e. Bay health Facebook page. GP Practices / Health Board / NWIS GP Practices / Health Board / NWIS Ongoing Ongoing Enable patients to access Bay health news and priorities within the community. Practice Manager at Gower Medical Practice has agreed to update and maintain the Bay health website going forward. Bay health have started to upload information and news using this method to educate patients and the local community on various matters. Increased use and planned headlines to be considered for the months ahead. 4 To engage effectively and highlight improvements between the primary and secondary care interface to plan patient care. To invite key secondary care colleagues by specialty to future meetings to discuss methods of engagement and to assist the strategic aim, ensuring patients needs are met through planned care. GP Practices / Health Board / Secondary Care March 2018 To ensure patients needs are met through prudent care pathways, facilitating rapid accurate diagnosis and management, and minimising waste and harms. Specialty colleagues to be considered for invitation to future cluster meetings. To discuss further September 2017. 5 To reduce the wastage of medicines in care homes Cluster pharmacists to undertaken care home medication reviews and administration records for individual patients to highlight any issues with prescribing and to minimise waste resulting from patient refusal or non-adherence. Cluster Pharmacists / Care Homes / GP Practices March 2018 Improved care Cluster pharmacists are in the process of undertaking medication reviews for patients within the cluster who are registered at care homes to determine whether medication is still
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