Generating Recommendations for National Roll-out and Sustainable Use of Prescribing Safety Indicator Based Interventions Using Longitudinal Process Evaluation and a Consolidated Learning Exercise
Generating Recommendations for National Roll-out and Sustainable Use of Prescribing Safety Indicator Based Interventions Using Longitudinal Process Evaluation and a Consolidated Learning Exercise
This study aims to evaluate two interventions designed to make medication prescribing safer, OptimiseRx and PINCER, which are being used in general practices across England. The findings from the evaluation will be used to generate recommendations as to how these interventions can be used sustainably in the long-term.
This study has been designed to evaluate and gain an understanding of the 'real world' implementation, fidelity and medium and longer-term embedding and sustainability of two prescribing safety interventions: the computerised decision support (CDS) tool - Optimize Rx, and PINCER (pharmacist-led information technology intervention for reducing clinically important errors in medication management). The longitudinal process evaluation will involve observations, interviews, focus groups and questionnaires. The consolidated learning exercise, which aims to inform long-term, sustainable intervention use will involve a documentary analysis, interviews, focus groups, development workshops and a synthesis of the evaluation results.
Inclusion Criteria:
Staff and stakeholders
Patients
Members of the public and patient representatives
Exclusion Criteria:
Staff and stakeholders
Patients
Members of the public and patient representatives
libby.laing@nottingham.ac.uk+44 (0) 7966774049
libby.laing@nottingham.ac.uk+44 (0) 7966774049