Why attend?

The Health Innovation Network National Polypharmacy Programme: Getting the balance right invites GPs and Prescribers with minimum of 12 months experience to join our Polypharmacy Action Learning Sets (ALS).

The Polypharmacy ALS is an evidence-based learning model developed by Health Innovation Wessex in partnership with Health Education England. The aim is to help GPs, Pharmacists and other Healthcare Professionals who undertake prescribing, medication reviews and de-prescribing on a regular basis, to understand the complex issues surrounding stopping inappropriate medicines safely. The ALS will also help Primary Care Networks (PCNs) deliver the Medicines Optimisation elements of the Directed Enhanced Services and Investment and Impact Fund contracts and meet recommendation 18 of the National Overprescribing Review report.

This online interactive course is held over three half days (9.30am – 12.15pm) over one month using zoom conference facilities:

Session 1: 23 April 2025: Polypharmacy – the scale, impact and challenges around stopping medicines safely. We will define inappropriate medicines and look at the patient perspective.

Session 2: 7 May 2025: What tools are available to help? We will explore shared decision making, the evidence and tools to help conduct high quality medication reviews.

Session 3: 21 May 2025: Workshop and facilitated discussions with consultant geriatricians to share experience of medication reviews and consolidate learning.

In order for you to get the most from these sessions, we try to ensure a balance of professions among attendees and provide relevant, local polypharmacy data for you to review prior to attending the Polypharmacy ALS. To achieve this, we ask that you include your practice/PCN unique code/s on registration and confirm how long you have been a prescriber.

Please note:

We review registrants to ensure you meet our delegate criteria prior to final confirmation of your place.
Delegates are required to attend all three sessions (23 April, 7 May, 21 May 2025: 9.30am – 12.15pm) and participate in an evaluation. We will confirm your place via email.

Got a question? If you have a question about this event, please contact us at: healthinnowest.polypharmacyprogramme@nhs.net