Services Database Concordance Level 2

2.2 Aim of the service
To provide appropriate support to patients as designated by the recommendations of the Medicines Advice at home team, which complies with national and local guidance.
• To support independent living
• To help people manage their medicines safely and appropriately
• To support people to access their medicines
• To reduce wastage from medicines
• To improve service user adherence to therapy by:
o Improving the service users understanding of their medicines
o Where possible, simplifying the medicines regimen and ordering process
o Identifying practical problems in taking their medicines and where appropriate providing compliance aids
• Provide advice and support to the service user and/or their carer, including referral to other health and social care professionals
• To enforce that 7-day prescriptions are not a mechanism for funding reasonable adjustments and to encourage appropriate treatment periods.