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Frailty & Over-75s · Horden

Frailty & Over-75s in Horden.

Frailty-focused SMRs for over-75s — falls risk, anticholinergic burden, deprescribing and care-coordinated review. Delivered to Horden PCNs and GP practices from the BCS Halifax (West Yorkshire) hub — with paired cover from our Chiswick (West London) hub. BCS is the only UK provider operating this dual-hub clinical pharmacy model.
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Dual-hub delivery

The only UK provider with a Yorkshire + London hub.

Every frailty and over-75s medicines optimisation placement in Horden is mobilised from one of our two clinical hubs — Halifax (West Yorkshire) as the lead and Chiswick (West London) as paired cover. The dual-hub model is unique to BCS: no other clinical pharmacy provider in the UK runs Northern and Southern hubs with shared SOPs, shared supervision and same-week cross-cover. That is what guarantees continuity of frailty and over-75s medicines optimisation for a Horden PCN through sickness, leave and turnover.

  • Lead delivery from the BCS Halifax (West Yorkshire) hub
  • Paired cover from BCS Chiswick (West London) — same SOPs, same supervision
  • Same-week sickness, leave and maternity cover guaranteed
  • ARRS-compliant, GPhC-registered, IP-qualified workforce
  • One SLA, one report, one escalation point

Horden · local context

Horden PCNs sit within NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB.

Horden PCNs work close to a named North East acute trust on discharge reconciliation, which BCS technicians close inside the IIF reporting window.

What you get

What frailty & over-75s in Horden actually looks like.

  • Electronic Frailty Index-driven cohort selection
  • Falls and sedation review
  • Anticholinergic burden audit
  • Care home rounds where applicable
  • Family/carer involvement evidenced

Horden · what good looks like

Typical first-year markers.

4–6 wks
Mobilisation in Horden
2 hubs
Halifax + Chiswick — unique to BCS
100%
Supervision evidenced for audit
Monthly
QA-checked outcomes report

Why Horden PCNs choose BCS for frailty and over-75s medicines optimisation.

Solo recruitment for frailty and over-75s medicines optimisation in Horden leaves a network exposed to sickness, maternity and retention risk, and rarely meets the supervision standard ICBs now ask for. BCS removes all of that — pharmacists are part of a clinical team, supervision is built in, and continuity is guaranteed by the Halifax (West Yorkshire)/Chiswick (West London) dual-hub.

Whether you are a single Horden PCN starting your first frailty and over-75s medicines optimisation programme, or a federation coordinating frailty and over-75s medicines optimisation across multiple North East networks, the BCS managed model scales without changing your contract.

Frequently asked questions — Frailty & Over-75s in Horden.

How is the over-75 cohort selected?+

We use eFI + care home + polypharmacy filters to prioritise the highest-risk residents first.

Does BCS already deliver frailty and over-75s medicines optimisation in Horden?+

BCS supports PCNs and GP practices across North East from our Halifax (West Yorkshire) hub with paired cover from Chiswick (West London), and is actively delivering or available to mobilise frailty and over-75s medicines optimisation in Horden. Get in touch and we'll confirm current capacity.

What makes the dual-hub model different?+

BCS is the only UK clinical pharmacy provider running both a Northern (Halifax) and Southern (Chiswick) hub. That means same-week cross-cover, one SOP set across the country, and no service gap when staff are off — something single-hub or single-region providers cannot match.

How quickly can BCS mobilise frailty and over-75s medicines optimisation in Horden?+

In most cases BCS mobilises frailty and over-75s medicines optimisation for a Horden PCN within 4 to 6 weeks of contract sign-off, with remote prescribing back-up available from the hub sooner if needed.

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