FP10 prescriptions are routinely used to provide Emergency Department (ED) patients with urgent medication at discharge. The benefit of speeding up discharge comes with a cost impact on the Trust and the wider NHS. The presentation is an overview of a retrospective study and analysis of FP10 data. Strategies to direct practitioners to alternate discharge medication supply routes will be covered along with details of an education and awareness campaign directed towards the MDT. Data extrapolation suggests substantial potential annual savings for our local ED - mirroring this work within the NHS can lead to significant savings.
The changes underway are expected to deliver sustained reductions in expenditure with a re-audit planned soon.