Important notice:
From 15th May 2012, the team delivering the work of the NPC will form the NICE Medicines and Prescribing Centre and will sit alongside the Clinical Guidelines team within the Centre for Clinical Practice.
As part of NICE, all future Medicines and prescribing outputs will be published on the NICE website and signposted from the Medicines and prescribing home page.
Reducing length of stay through medicines management interventions
NPC legacy site
Although no new Medicines and prescribing content will be published to the NPC legacy website, the extensive catalogue of existing publications, resources and e-learning materials will still be available to view and download for as long as the information contained within them remains accurate and up-to-date. All future Medicines and prescribing outputs will be published on the NICE website and signposted from the Medicines and prescribing homepage.
Medicines management interventions at both a technical and clinical level can affect the length of stay. Improvements in technical and clinical pharmacy services can increase the efficiency of medicines management services and thus help to reduce the time a patient spends in hospital.
Find out more information about ‘reducing the length of stay through medicines management interventions’ and learn more about some of the causes of prolonged hospital stay, the important role of pharmacists, and why reducing the length of a patient’s hospital stay is important in the context of the patient and the NHS plus lots moreby clicking on the eLearning section and/or the other useful links and resources available on the left-hand side menu.
