BLOG - 20/11/2023
Using a hackathon to tackle complex NHS challenges in a day
In this latest blog for Healthcare Leader, Alison Tonge, Executive Director of Strategy and Innovation at NHS Arden & GEM, shares how a recent ‘innovation hackathon’ event brought together expert speakers, staff and customers, in facilitated multidisciplinary working groups to find and develop solutions to complex challenges facing the NHS.
NEWS & EVENTS - 07/09/2023
Join us at The Pharmacy Show 2023 on 15-16 October 2023, at The NEC, Birmingham
Join us at The Pharmacy Show on 15-16 October 2023 to learn how NHS Commissioning Support Units (CSUs) help health systems and care providers including in primary and community care to meet medicines optimisation objectives, improve patient care and increase efficiency.
CASE STUDY - 31/08/2023
Providing medicines optimisation expertise to regional Specialised Commissioning teams
When three NHS England regional specialised commissioning teams needed additional capacity and capability to support them with their medicines optimisation responsibilities, dedicated resource from Arden & GEM’s clinical support service was provided.
CASE STUDY - 02/08/2023
Supporting Black Country ICB to harmonise and develop clinical treatment policies
Arden & GEM assigned a team to support Black Country ICB ensure there were harmonised clinical treatment policies in place across its new geographic footprint to ensure fair access to treatments and interventions.
CASE STUDY - 27/06/2023
Supporting dispensing practices to deliver approved clinical audits in the East of England
Arden & GEM’s medicines optimisation team was engaged by NHS England East of England regional community pharmacy contracting team to review over 200 Dispensary Service Quality Scheme clinical audits by the end of the 2022/23 financial year.
NEWS & EVENTS - 25/04/2023
NHS Commissioning Support Units to jointly exhibit at Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2023
Arden & GEM is delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting alongside Midlands and Lancashire CSU, NECS and SCW CSU at the Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2023.
CASE STUDY - 04/01/2023
Delivering pharmacist-led specialist clinics for secondary care inpatients and outpatients
A large trust in the Midlands commissioned Arden & GEM’s clinical support service to provide specialist pharmacist resource to deliver diabetes and hypertension clinics at one of their hospital sites to help manage complex patients.
BLOG - 15/12/2022
Supporting primary care staff and their patients to improve mental health and wellbeing
Sally Eason, Associate Director of Digital Transformation and Service Redesign at Arden & GEM, shares how the Shine programme is improving the mental health and wellbeing of primary care staff and patients in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, in this case study for Mental Health Today.
NEWS & EVENTS - 15/11/2022
The Discharge Medicines Service: Improving patient care through cross-sector working
Arden & GEM’s Pharmacy Lead will be joining the NHS Medicines Optimisation Conference on 30 November 2022 to share the aims of the Discharge Medicines Service and successful approaches to implementation.
NEWS & EVENTS - 06/10/2022
Arden & GEM to exhibit at NHS Providers Annual Conference & Exhibition – 15 - 16 November - ACC Liverpool.
Arden & GEM is pleased to announce that we will be exhibiting at NHS Providers Annual Conference and Exhibition.