Medicines Optimisation Strategy

1. Medicines Optimisation Strategy Questionnaire

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust are developing the next medicines optimisation strategy.
The use of medicines is the most common healthcare intervention in the NHS. Medicines optimisation is a person-centred approach to safe and effective medicines use, to ensure people obtain the best possible outcomes from their medicines.
We want to work with our stakeholders across South West London (Sutton, Merton, Richmond, Kingston and Wandsworth) to shape the new strategy. We are interested in hearing and including the views of people who use our services, carers, work with us, GPs, commissioners and community groups.

It would really help if you could complete this short survey to share your thoughts, views and ideas. The survey should not take longer than 5 minutes to complete.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey

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* 1. How would you describe yourself? (Tick as many as apply)

GP with special interest in mental health

Service user

Carer

Member of a community group

Member of a voluntary group

Commissioner

Member of the public

SWLSTG staff member

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What areas of South West London are you basing your responses on? (Tick as many as apply)

Wandsworth

Sutton

Merton

Kingston

Richmond

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* 3. What do you feel are the most important areas of medicines optimisation for patients with mental health needs in your local area? (Please select THREE)

Helping people take their medicines as prescribed (Adherence)

Reducing and Stopping medicines that are no longer needed (De-prescribing)

Support for people taking multiple medicines (Polypharmacy)

Using medicines that have been shown to work well (Evidence Based Choice of Medicines)

Checking people get the right medicines when admitted/discharged from hosptial (Medicines Reconciliation)

Making sure correct information about medicines is shared between providers

Medication Reviews

Medicines Safety

Using more Non-medical prescribers for mental health services

Supporting people to make decisions about medicines

Understanding the patient experience with medicines

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What do you think are the top priority actions to improve medicines optimisation for patients with mental health needs in your local area in the coming years? (Please select THREE)

Providing alternative treatments

Increasing awareness and knowledge of mental health medicines

Increasing access to specialist mental health pharmacy staff

Integrating specialist mental health pharmacy staff in primary care

Implementing the STOMP campaign (Stopping over medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both)

Raising Awareness of access to information on mental health medicines

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What are the top improvements that you would like to see by 2023?
(Please select THREE)

Improved adherence with medicines

Regular review of medicines for mental health

De-prescribing of medicines that should not be used long term e.g. benzodiazepines

Improving physical health monitoring of people on psychotropic medicines

Increased access to information about mental health medicines

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Do you feel there are any gaps in medicines optimisation provided by the Trust currently?

Yes (please specify)

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* 1. How would you describe yourself? (Tick as many as apply)

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* 2. What areas of South West London are you basing your responses on? (Tick as many as apply)

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* 3. What do you feel are the most important areas of medicines optimisation for patients with mental health needs in your local area? (Please select THREE)

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* 4. What do you think are the top priority actions to improve medicines optimisation for patients with mental health needs in your local area in the coming years? (Please select THREE)

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* 5. What are the top improvements that you would like to see by 2023?(Please select THREE)

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* 6. Do you feel there are any gaps in medicines optimisation provided by the Trust currently?

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* 7. If you would like to add in any further comments please do so here

* 5. What are the top improvements that you would like to see by 2023?
(Please select THREE)