Using PMEDs to engage patients and/or carers in medication safety
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A feasibility study using the P-MEDs framework and checklist to engage patients and/or carers in medication safety in general practice and community pharmacy settings
IRAS ID
268479
Contact name
Lisa K Riste
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Manchester
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 2 months, 30 days
Research summary
How feasible is use of the Patient Medication Safety (PMEDs) checklist and framework in seeking patient and/or carer engagement in improving medication safety?\n\nMedication safety relies mainly on healthcare professionals working to minimise prescribing and dispensing errors. Patients and/or carers often have different insights around medication safety and whilst willing to be involved in safety initiatives, most rely on healthcare professionals input.\n\nThis feasibility study will see if a Patient Medication Safety (P-MEDs) framework and checklist, co-designed by patients to provide patient and/or carers input, can be used by pharmacists in general practice and community pharmacies. \n\nRecruitment will be by Clinical Pharmacists from GP surgeries in Salfords’ Neighbourhood Integrated Practice Pharmacist Service (NIPPs), and Community Pharmacists (who are members of the Greater Manchester Community Pharmacy Patient Safety Collaborative) in their Community Pharmacies. \n\nPharmacists will introduce the study to patients and/or carers, and provide them with an information sheet (PIS) and consent form for consideration. This will be at the point that Medication Use Reviews are being scheduled with patients and/or carers or as discussions about Medication Incident Investigations are being arranged. \n\nIf they agree to participate, consent will be taken at the MUR or MII meeting and P-MEDs will be used once during routine discussions with the pharmacist. Anonymised notes, containing a research ID number will be retained and analysed by the research team. \n\nAn optional part of the consent form will ask participants to share their contact details to participate in a one-off interview (up to one hour) with a member of the research team. This interview will be audio recorded and typed up by an approved and trusted agency to ensure accuracy. Pharmacists will also be interviewed and researchers will use this to identify how P-MEDs could be used routinely to improve future medication safety.\n
REC name
North of Scotland Research Ethics Committee 1
REC reference
19/NS/0193
Date of REC Opinion
17 Dec 2019
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion