Medicines are a key part of most NHS treatments. They play a vital role in nearly every care pathway.
Medicines optimisation ensures people get the most suitable and effective medicines for their health conditions. This approach maximise benefits whilst reducing risk. NHS South East London spends around £800m on medicines every year, so making medicines work well is essential to improving patient care and outcomes.
Our vision
We aim to:
- Support NHS Long Term Plan
- Help deliver net zero targets.
- Reduce health inequalities.
- Foster innovative, inclusive workforce solutions.
- Strengthen pharmacy leadership across sectors.
- Keep personalised care and shared decision-making at the centre of our work.
To achieve this, we have developed the SEL ICS Joint Forward Plan for Transforming and Integrating Medicines Optimisation, focusing on:
- Ways of working.
- Medicines value.
- Long-term conditions and genomics.
- Sustainability and reducing overprescribing.
- Antimicrobial stewardship.
- Community pharmacy integration.
SEL Integrated Pharmacy Stakeholder Group
As one of seven national pilots for the Integration of NHS Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation (IPMO), we have built a framework to improve pharmacy services across the system.
The SEL Integrated Pharmacy Stakeholder Group (IPSG) leads this work.
Made up of senior pharmacy leaders across the Integrated Care System, the group responds to the Joint Forward Plan for Transforming and Integrating Medicines Optimisation and People Strategy, develops innovative care models and shapes pharmacy leadership in line with the NHS Long Term Plan and local strategies.
The IPSG works on:
- Financial sustainability and quality improvement.
- Supporting population health
- Setting standards and outcomes for medicines optimisation
- Pharmacy professional leadership for population health management.
- Research and evidence.
- Quality Assurance and safety
- Developing the pharmacy workforce.
Dedicated working groups, like the Integrated Pharmacy Workforce Group (IPWG), help deliver these projects by leveraging expertise from across the system.
Sustainability
Reducing the environmental impact of medicines in line with NHS net zero goals.
