Jayshree Sharma
Lead Pharmacist - Frailty and Older People and Lecturer in Pharmacist Prescribing (Clinical)
North East London Foundation Trust and University of Leicester
UK
Clinical Pharmacy
Association
UK
Clinical Pharmacy
Association
Online
This webinar will showcase a pioneering project in Thurrock, where North East London NHS Foundation Trust integrated a lead pharmacist into a nurse-led community frailty service. Over 12 weeks, the pharmacist improved prescribing practices, introduced ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and aligned treatment goals with frailty status—reducing harmful polypharmacy and enhancing care for older adults.
The project led to a 31% reduction in anticholinergic burden, £6,000+ in drug cost savings, and safe deprescribing of 88 medications. Over 90% of patients were transitioned back to GP care, easing nursing workloads and potentially reducing hospital admissions. Join us to explore how this collaborative, cost-effective model supports sustainable, person-centred frailty care and can be scaled across NHS services.
The aim of this webinar is to explore a successful integrated care model that embedded a pharmacist into a nurse-led community frailty service and to share insights on how this scalable approach can support sustainable, person-centred frailty care across NHS services.
This webinar is suitable for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians working in primary and secondary care, GP surgeries and the community.
By the end of this webinar, participants should be able to:
Registration will close at midnight on 05 October 2025 or earlier if maximum capacity is reached. Should this event not reach its minimum number, the UKCPA reserves the right to cancel the webinar.
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