A theory-based exploration of the medicines management process provided to older people
residing in the nursing home setting in Page 1 i A theory-based exploration of the medicines …

Increasing attention is being paid to the inappropriate use of medicines in UK care homes
for older people. While polypharmacy may sometimes be necessary, older people can be …

In the reformed UK National Health Service, shaped by government initiatives (Department
of Health, 1989, 1990, 1998), those receiving health care are encouraged to take an active …

Aim: The aim of this work is to refine the medicines optimisation care home model and
reproduce it in another trust, thereby informing the potential to roll out this new pharmacy …

The growing population of older people coupled with ever improving therapeutic regimens
pose real challenges for effective medicine management. Good medicine management is …

Medicines Management in Care Homes Page 1 Medicines Management in Care Homes A thesis
submitted in accordance with the conditions governing candidates for the degree of Philosophiæ …

Aim of the study: To gain more detailed information on the current pharmaceutical service
provision in nursing and residential homes in Northern Ireland and to assess the views of …

In Australia, as in much of the rest of the Western world, the changing demographics of the
population has resulted in a need for the aged care industry and the nursing profession to …

The UK has an ageing population—there are currently more people aged over 60 years
than aged 16 years and under. The National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People …

Older people represent only 18% of the population but receive approximately 45% of all
prescribed medication in the UK (Offerhaus, 1997). Problems arising from drug therapy are …