New ways of working releasing general practitioner capacity with pharmacy prescribing support: a cost-consequence analysis.

Background: General practice in the United Kingdom is experiencing a workforce crisis. Greater multidisciplinary working, including more general practice pharmacists, is seen as part of the solution. However, it is unknown what impact and cost-consequences that pharmacists may have in freeing general practitioner (GP) capacity.

Releasing GP capacity with pharmacy prescribing support and New Ways of Working: a prospective observational cohort study.

Background: General practice in the UK is experiencing a workforce crisis. However, it is unknown what impact prescribing support teams may have on freeing up GP capacity and time for clinical activities.

Aim: To release GP time by providing additional prescribing resources to support general practices between April 2016 and March 2017.