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Polypharmacy Reviews · London

Polypharmacy Reviews in London.

Polypharmacy review programmes for over-75s and frail adults — STOPP/START, anticholinergic burden and shared decision-making evidenced per patient. Delivered to London PCNs and GP practices from the BCS Chiswick (West London) hub — with paired cover from our Halifax (West Yorkshire) 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 polypharmacy reviews placement in London is mobilised from one of our two clinical hubs — Chiswick (West London) as the lead and Halifax (West Yorkshire) 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 polypharmacy reviews for a London PCN through sickness, leave and turnover.

  • Lead delivery from the BCS Chiswick (West London) hub
  • Paired cover from BCS Halifax (West Yorkshire) — 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

London · local context

London PCNs sit within five London ICBs (NW, NC, NE, SE, SW London).

London PCNs operate across five ICB footprints with the country's most diverse patient cohorts and the highest care home density per square mile — pharmacist programmes here have to flex from inner-city deprivation in Tower Hamlets to commuter-belt frailty in Bromley.

For polypharmacy reviews specifically, the London pathway often integrates with Imperial, UCLH, Barts Health, King's and St George's. BCS standardises the cross-organisation workflow into a single hub-supervised process so a London Clinical Director never has to chase two systems for one outcome.

What you get

What polypharmacy reviews in London actually looks like.

  • STOPP/START applied at every review
  • Anticholinergic burden scored and reduced
  • Falls risk medicines reviewed
  • Patient-facing shared decision-making notes
  • Outcomes evidenced monthly

London · what good looks like

Typical first-year markers.

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

Why London PCNs choose BCS for polypharmacy reviews.

Solo recruitment for polypharmacy reviews in London 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 Chiswick (West London)/Halifax (West Yorkshire) dual-hub.

Whether you are a single London PCN starting your first polypharmacy reviews programme, or a federation coordinating polypharmacy reviews across multiple London networks, the BCS managed model scales without changing your contract.

Frequently asked questions — Polypharmacy Reviews in London.

What is the deprescribing rate you typically achieve?+

Across our PCN book, polypharmacy reviews lead to a deprescribing event in 35-50% of patients reviewed.

Does BCS already deliver polypharmacy reviews in London?+

BCS supports PCNs and GP practices across London from our Chiswick (West London) hub with paired cover from Halifax (West Yorkshire), and is actively delivering or available to mobilise polypharmacy reviews in London. 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 polypharmacy reviews in London?+

In most cases BCS mobilises polypharmacy reviews for a London 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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