WE HAVE TO LOOK BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL MEDICAL MODEL AND BUILD HOLISTIC CARE BASED ON THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH


the project, they delivered an invest-to-save return of £5.81.


Perhaps unsurprisingly, the response to the evaluation has been extremely encouraging.


‘As a community pharmacist involved in the initiative, I’m absolutely delighted with the outcome,’ says Jonathan Lloyd. ‘We wanted to demonstrate the vital role that community pharmacy could play in the multi-disciplinary team – particularly with regard to medicine reviews – and I believe we have more than achieved that objective. The savings will be of great benefit to the NHS, particularly in these challenging times, and the role of community pharmacy has, I believe, been greatly enhanced as a result of this initiative.’


'As the Community Pharmacist Co-ordinator for the IMPACTAgewell®


project,’ says Mairead


Conlon, MPSNI RPharmS, Representation Pharmacist, ‘I am delighted to finally have the evidence to show the wide range of pharmacist clinical interventions and how this has made such a valuable contribution to the care of older people


involved in the project. This project showcases that community pharmacists have a hugely significant role to play in the clinical management of their patients.'


'Northern Pharmacies Trust Fund supported the evaluation of the pharmacy contribution to the IMPACTAgewell®


project, including the services


of a programme co-ordinator, training and running costs,’ adds Sarah Mawhinney from Northern Pharmacies Trust Fund.


‘This was a considerable investment of £58,000, but one which we felt was merited based on the aims of the project and the fact that it clearly demonstrated that the input of community pharmacists represents excellent value for money. Community pharmacists are - and have always been - a vital support for older people in our communities. We would offer our congratulations to all those involved in this innovative and highly successful project.'


‘When we set out on our journey with the IMPACTAgewell®


partners,’ says Susan Kay from


Dunhill Medical Trust, ‘we were determined to avoid sterile debates about whether the services proposed should be owned by the public, private or third sectors - but we did want to gather the evidence to demonstrate how a partnership of representatives of all of these sectors could do so. As funders of robust research, we love facts and numbers! This report has those in abundance. But what makes IMPACTAgewell® stand out is what those who are receiving their services have to say about them - and the passion and compassion with which the services are delivered through a deep understanding of their communities. We hope that by sharing our learning, we will see others adopting this approach and catalyse a step-change in support for older people in our communities.’


‘We have to look beyond the traditional medical model and build holistic care based on the social determinants of health,’ concludes Sarah McLaughlin, IMPACTAgewell®


Team Leader.


‘This report allows us to present the statistical evidence to back up the difference our older people tell us IMPACTAgewell®


has made to their


lives and show how we have contributed to dramatically cuts costs to unscheduled care in the health service. Having the added benefit of the additional PACT/MOIC evaluation to complement and add value to the overall action research evaluation also enabled us to illustrate the true impact community pharmacy element of IMPACTAgewell®


and underscores the true


power of partnership and collaboration which is the ethos of IMPACTAgewell®


.’


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