Wessex Academic Health Science Network (WAHSN) is the national lead for the AHSNs’ Medicines Optimisation (MO) Programme and works collaboratively with the other 14 AHSNs to develop, share and spread good practice. The overarching aim of the MO programme is to help patients get the maximum benefit from their medicines.
Our projects have the principles of Medicines Optimisation at their heart:
We have produced a campaign of videos to encourage people who may be struggling with medicines to seek help. Meet Mo. Mo is just like the rest of us.
1st Mo video, Taking Charge of Your Medicines, was produced to encourage patients who take several types of medicine to book a review with their local pharmacist.
2nd Mo video, Mo's Medicines: from hospital to home, is about supporting patients who've had a visit to hospital where new medicines may be prescribed or where changes have been made to their medicines.
3rd Mo video, Mo’s Medicines - Electronic Repeat Dispensing, sees Mo start using the Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) service.
The World Health Organisation has highlighted the irrational use of medicines as a major problem ... Find out more >
Over the last five years, we have been running the AHSN Polypharmacy Action Learning Sets. We tak... Find out more >
The Health Innovation Network Polypharmacy Programme is working with healthcare professionals to ... Find out more >
What is a community of practice?Definition: Communities of practice are groups of people who sha... Find out more >
What is the NHSBSA Polypharmacy Comparator tool?The NHSBSA Polypharmacy Comparator tool consists ... Find out more >
What's happening in Wessex?Wessex Polypharmacy Pilot ALS: Wessex AHSN Professional Advisory... Find out more >
When it comes to getting the best from our medicines, we all need to know; it’s OK to ask. M... Find out more >
NEW: Listen to our latest podcast featuring our Clinical Lead Clare Howard and PCN Lead Pharmacis... Find out more >
Meet Mo. Mo is just like the rest of us.The 'Meet Mo' campaign has been produced to encourage peo... Find out more >
Transfer of Care Around Medicines (TCAM) – ensuring support with medicines for patients leaving h... Find out more >
For further information about our Medicines Optimisation Programme work, including resources to s... Find out more >
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Featured video
Mo’s Medicines - Electronic Repeat Dispensing
Mo’s Medicines: from Hospital to Home
Taking charge of your medicines with Mo
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Publications
Wessex AHSN Covid-19 response July 2020
Transfer of Care Around Medicines (TCAM) - Lessons learned from the national rollout
Wessex AHSN Business Plan 2023-24
Wessex AHSN Business Plan 2022-23
Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD)
Medicines optimisation case study
Preventing prescribing errors with PINCER
Transfers of Care Around Medicines (TCAM) - now the NHS Discharge Medicines Service
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Wessex Polypharmacy Community of Practice
