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Bristol care homes use barcode medication systems to transform safety and save the NHS money

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Medication safety systems have been transformed in a number of Bristol care homes with introduction of pioneering barcode technology, due to an innovative collaboration between NHS Bristol, Pharmacy Plus and the care home sector.

National research suggests 52% of care home residents have a serious medication error, such as being given another resident’s medication, in any three month period.

The technology developed stops care workers from making these mistakes, ensuring that the right medication is scanned and then can only be given to the right person at the right time.

The system, developed by Pharmacy Plus, also integrates the prescribing and dispensing process, automating care home stock management and alerting the pharmacist to sub-optimal prescribing.

Drug over-use and waste is a recognised problem in care homes with up to £50 million of drugs returned to pharmacies each year by care homes for disposal .  A percentage of the money saved in reduced NHS drug costs in the care homes is being returned by NHS Bristol to Pharmacy Plus to support the costs of the technology over the start-up period.


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