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Deprescribing toolkit
Our deprescribing toolkit provides tools to support healthcare professionals to make shared decisions with patients about the use of medicines.
Select your role in a GP practice below to see the tools which may be most helpful for you. We have also included a filter for 'Deprescribing Leads' which provides more information about the development of the toolkit and some additional materials for people in this type of role.
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Social media images
Images to use on websites and social media accounts to encourage medication review appointment booking and attendance.
DownloadPatient checklist animation for GP screens
Short video animation ideal for waiting room screens.
DownloadDeprescribing in primary care: Getting started (Project report)
The final project report from the Academic Health Sciences Project North East North Cumbria funded project.
DownloadDeprescribing in primary care: Getting started (Patient report)
Project report for patients and the public about the Deprescribing in primary care: Getting started project.
DownloadClinical Pharmacist Pack
Patient checklist and SMR letter template for Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice
Get in touchBranded Word Template
Word template with branded heading, postentially for use in patient letters. Note: can only be used in portrait orientation.
Get in touchBranded powerpoint files
Powerpoint file with toolkit branding to support deprescribing presentations.
Get in touchStructured Medication Review Template Invitation Letter
A template letter to send patients before a Clinical Pharmacist Structured Medication review developed in Sunderland.
Get in touchSocial media & animations pack
Social media images and animations to post on social media channels.
Get in touchSymptom trackers (both versions)
Both the blank and 0-10 scale versions of the symptom tracker.
Get in touchSocial media animation (Book a medication review)
Short animation to raise awareness of importance of medication reviews.
Get in touchSocial media animation (Are your medicines working for you?)
Short animation asking patients if their medicines are working for them.
Get in touchBranded powerpoint template
Style consistency when talking to colleagues about Deprescribing.
Get in touchSymptom tracker (with 0-10 scale)
Track individual symptoms or impact of reduced dose/stopped medicines.
Get in touchSymptom tracker (blank)
Pre or post appointment – help patients more accurately track symptoms or health over one month.
Get in touchClinician checklist – Screensaver (widescreen)
Have questions visible on screen to help keep conversations on track.
Get in touchClinician checklist – Screensaver
Have questions visible on screen to help keep conversations on track.
Get in touchClinician checklist – A5 postcard
A postcard sized version for printing to have available in appointments.
Get in touchPatient checklist – A5 postcard
Print version for a two-sided postcard to send to patients in advance of appointments or to use during a consultation to support open conversations about medicines.
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