For Healthcare Professionals and Clinicians
Polypharmacy Guidance Realistic Prescribing
Polypharmacy guidance developed by the Scottish Government Polypharmacy Model of Care Group.
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Polypharmacy Indicators
Polypharmacy indicators that include: Polypharmacy outcome related measures, case finding indicators and unscheduled care outcome measures.
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Medicines Sick Day Guidance
The Medicines Sick Day Guidance has been produced to aid patients in understanding which medicines they should stop taking temporarily during illness.
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Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines App
The Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines app and website provides information and tools to support Healthcare Professionals, patients and carers in making decisions about taking multiple medicines.
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7 Steps Approach to Medicine Reviews
Information flyer on the delivery of comprehensive person-centred medicine reviews following the 7 steps approach.
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The 7 Steps Approach
An animation explaining a medicines review, the 7 steps approach, and how this approach can be applied to a review.
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The Role of the Pharmacist
An animation highlighting the role of a Pharmacist when delivering a medicines review following the 7 steps approach, and the added value this brings.
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Numbers Needed to Treat (NNT)
An animation giving an overview of Numbers Needed to Treat (NNT).
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Managing Polypharmacy for Ageing Populations article
Project lead for Scotland Alpana Mair discusses the challenges of polypharmacy, NHS Scotland's response to these challenges, and how the SIMPATHY and iSIMPATHY projects supported this.
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For Patients
Patient Information Leaflet
Useful information for patients to help prepare for and understand a medicines review.
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Medicines Sick Day Guidance
The Medicines Sick Day Guidance has been produced to aid patients in understanding which medicines they should stop taking temporarily during illness.
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Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines App
The Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines app and website provides information and tools to support Healthcare Professionals, patients and carers in making decisions about taking multiple medicines.
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Questions for your Medicines Review PROMs
To prepare for your medicines review, please complete the 'Questions for my Review' section on the Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines app. This YouTube video explains how to do this.
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Preparing for your Medicines Review with the Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines App
This animation will give you tips on how to prepare for your medicines review using the Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines app.
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Managing Polypharmacy for Ageing Populations article
Project lead for Scotland Alpana Mair discusses the challenges of polypharmacy, NHS Scotland's response to these challenges, and how the SIMPATHY and iSIMPATHY projects supported this.
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Training Resources
About iSIMPATHY's Training Course
An accredited online training course that equips Healthcare Professionals to undertake comprehensive person-centred medicines reviews. Download the information flyer and instructions here.
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Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines App
Information and download for the Polypharmacy: Manage Medicines app.
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Case Study Template
Case study template required for iSIMPATHY training sessions and workshops.
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Polypharmacy Guidance, Realistic Prescribing 2018
The third edition of Polypharmacy Guidance, Realistic Prescribing 2018, which aims to provide guidance on preventing inappropriate polypharmacy at every stage of the patient journey.
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Polypharmacy Handbook 2nd Edition
The SIMPATHY Polypharmacy Handbook containing the Change Management framework and tools.
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Addressing the Challenge of Polypharmacy Report
This report outlines lessons from two programs that aimed to address polypharmacy challenges: the Scottish polypharmacy guidance on realistic prescribing and the European Union SIMPATHY project.
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Presentations
Person-centred Approach and Diabetes
Showcasing a person-centred approach to addressing polypharmacy within a diabetes outpatient clinic in NHS Dumfries & Galloway.
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Shared Decision Making
Investigating the role of Shared Decision Making (SDM) in addressing Potentially inappropriate Prescribing (PIP) and it's impact on Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs).
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Psychology Training for Enhanced Polypharmacy Reviews
Reviewing the impact of psychology support on inpatient reviews.
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Polypharmacy Workshops for Undergraduate Pharmacy Students
Evaluating the design and delivery of polypharmacy workshops that were delivered to final year pharmacy students in Northern Ireland.
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The iSIMPATHY Approach to Polypharmacy and Adherence within General Practice
The experience of delivering comprehensive person-centred medicines reviews within General Practice in Ireland, for the first time, outside of research.
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iSIMPATHY Launch Event
Full recording of the Project’s virtual launch event including talks from Scotland’s Cabinet Minister for Health and Sport
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Q&A from iSIMPATHY Launch Event
Responses to questions not raised but not answered during the Launch event
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iSIMPATHY Closure Celebration Event
Full recording of the iSIMPATHY Closure Event which took place on 7th March 2023 in Edinburgh, to mark the end of the 3.5 year project.
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iSIMPATHY Newsletter Issue 4
The fourth and final newsletter from the iSIMPATHY project, published in April 2023.
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