The Medication Review project aims to develop and implement pharmaceutical review and clinical pharmacy services by January 2008, to ensure that 100% of QH patients’ medications are reviewed during their stay. In line with the Health Ministers’ Joint Communique, pharmaceutical review will be undertaken with minimum acceptable standards. In rural and remote areas, or in those areas with workforce shortages, this project aims to identify alternative models of service provision for pharmaceutical review using Telehealth technology and appropriate use of support personnel.

 

Outcomes of the project include:

• Standards for clinical pharmacy services (with minimum tasks);
• Competency training and assessment for pharmaceutical review;
• Pharmaceutical review for all QH inpatients;
• In rural and remote areas, alternative models of service provision using Telehealth technology and/or appropriate use of support personnel;
• General Level Frameworks;
• Advanced Level Framework (under development);
• Telepharmacy;
• Medication Review Training.