NMS Councelling Flashcards
1
Q
Why is new medicines counselling so important?
A
- 30-50% of prescribed meds are not taken as recommended
- non-adherence
- increase effective meds taking for treatment of a long term condition
2
Q
What is the NMS?
A
- service providing support for people with long term conditions newly prescribed a medicine
- help improve meds adherence, focused on specific patient groups and conditions
3
Q
What are benefits of NMS?
A
- maximises benefits from meds, reduce symptoms and long term complications
- inc patient medicine adherence
- tackles harm causes by non-adherence
4
Q
What are the 3 stages of an NMS consultation?
A
- give info about info about new med
- invited to consultation/call a week/fortnight after received, ask Qs about how you are getting on
- arrange follow up discussion, ask for more advice if needed
5
Q
What is the calgary-cambridge consultation guide?
A
- initiate session
- gather info
- physical exam
- explain and plan
- close session
6
Q
What is the counselling checklist? (13)
A
- who is med for
- introduce
- new or repeat med?
- any adherence issues?
- what do they understand about prescribing
- explain, reaffirm patient benefits of adherence
- explanation on how it works
- check understanding of dising introduction
- common side effects
- lifestyle advice
- monitoring up to date
- questions or concerns
- summary key points and safety net
