The Integrated Pharmacy Team aims to enable patients who have been identified as having difficulty managing their medicines to:
improve health outcomes
take medication safely and effectively (improving concordance)
reduce potential harm from medication.
The team works within the east Kent health and care partnership area; as this is a new service it will be rolled out in stages across the locality. The team will be taking their referrals primarily from the east Kent multi-disciplinary teams hubs. Our health professionals working in these localities may ring the IPT direct to discuss patients.
The referrals we accept within the hub are for patients who are frail, complex or at high risk of medication related harm. For example, patients using high risk medicines, have a high medication burden, those experiencing falls, suspected difficulties with medication adherence or a history of frequent admissions. We may also include patients who require home visits which are not provided by any other Pharmacy team in the area.