Abstract Background Medicines Use Reviews (MURs) and the New Medicine Service (NMS)
are services delivered by UK community pharmacists to improve adherence, improve patient …

Background Patient flow describes the progression of patients along a pathway of care such
as the journey from hospital inpatient admission to discharge. Poor patient flow has …

Background Multiple changes are made to older patients' medicines during hospital
admission, which can sometimes cause confusion and anxiety. This results in problems with …

Background Medication reviews for people transitioning from one healthcare setting to
another potentially improve health outcomes, although evidence for outcome benefits varies …

Objectives To evaluate the impact of community pharmacist involvement on transitions of
care, specifically on 30-day hospital readmissions. Data Sources We searched the following …

The need for interoperability of healthcare Information Technology (IT) systems in order to
provide safe, efficient, and coordinated healthcare is universally recognized. Various health …

Background Patient delays at the point of their discharge account for more than half a million
additional bed days every year in Scotland, United Kingdom. Bottlenecks in discharge …

Introduction The transition of patients across care settings is associated with a high risk of
errors and preventable medication-related harm. Ensuring effective communication of …

Background The patient transition from a hospital to a post-discharge healthcare setting has
potential to disrupt continuity of medication management and increase the risk of …

There has been a sustained interest in transfer of care (ToC) services, from hospital to home,
in the past twenty years. In England, an electronic referral (e-referral) service from hospital to …