Hospital, home, back again — Thames Valley LPF learns about transfer of care

摘要

MORE than 50 pharmacists from all sectors of the profession participated enthusiastically in discussing pharmaceutical care issues at the transitions between hospital and community at a recent meeting of the Oxford group of Thames Valley Local Practice Forum. The meeting included the presentation of a role play based upon a "Tale of two discharges", a case study originally developed by Wessex LPE The aim of the meeting was to examine the real challenges faced by patients when transferring between care settings and how pharmacists can help.