CASE STUDY - 22/08/2024
Establishing a Clinical and Care Directorate within Lincolnshire Integrated Care System
Establishing a Clinical and Care Directorate within Lincolnshire Integrated Care System
CASE STUDY - 03/06/2024
Developing a harmonised Section 117 aftercare policy for Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Two experienced, registered mental health nurses from Arden & GEM’s Clinical Support team led a process of stakeholder engagement and policy development to put in place a harmonised Section 117 aftercare policy across the Black Country health and care system, which underpins clinical practice and ensures service users are offered access to support which meet their needs.
CASE STUDY - 10/05/2024
Specialist training for health and justice services on NHS continuing healthcare and fast-track referrals
Arden & GEM’s clinical support team was engaged to design and deliver a specialist training programme to provide prison healthcare staff with a clearer understanding of NHS continuing healthcare and increased knowledge of the decision-making processes.
CASE STUDY - 09/05/2024
Implementing a Population Health Management methodology across Lincolnshire Integrated Care System
Arden & GEM’s clinical support team has provided expertise and experience in project management, business management and clinical engagement to help the Lincolnshire ICS Population Health Management programme achieve its vision and goals, implementing a whole system approach to intelligence-led decision making.
CASE STUDY - 30/04/2024
Improving efficiency of the prior approval requests process through better use of Blueteq
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) engaged NHS Arden & GEM’s Clinical Support team to undertake a project which would streamline their prior approval request process, improve visibility of requests and maintain ongoing assurance.
CASE STUDY - 16/04/2024
Improving reporting process efficiencies for the NHS England Midlands Region specialised commissioning pharmacy team
The NHS England Midlands Region specialised commissioning pharmacy team agreed a package of support with Arden & GEM that would see the CSU’s medicines optimisation team provide additional capacity and capability in invoice validation, drugs challenges, contract meetings and commissioning query response.
NEWS & EVENTS - 21/03/2024
Accessing post-registration training: a regional survey
The findings from our pilot study, commissioned by Health Education England, to explore potential inconsistencies in training across different pharmacy sectors in the Midlands and East of England have been published in the Pharmaceutical Journal.
CASE STUDY - 20/03/2024
Understanding the complexity and acuity of a female acute mental health ward
When Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation NHS Trust wanted to better understand the complexity and acuity of its female acute mental health ward, Arden & GEM’s Clinical Support team was tasked with undertaking a ‘discovery’ project.
NEWS & EVENTS - 20/03/2024
Paid summer placement opportunity for third year pharmacy students
NHS Arden & GEM CSU is offering third year pharmacy students the opportunity to gain research, investigation and evaluation experience by joining us for a paid 12-week summer placement in 2024.
CASE STUDY - 20/02/2024
Providing pharmacy expertise and capacity to Primary Care Networks and GP practices
When Clarendon Lodge Medical Centre and Dene and Stour Valleys PCN needed a period of fixed term pharmacy support, Arden & GEM’s medicines optimisation service was able to provide experienced professionals to deliver tailored support.