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Pharmacist-led Deprescribing · Durham

Pharmacist-led Deprescribing in Durham.

Pharmacist-led deprescribing for older adults and polypharmacy cohorts — STOPP/START aligned, shared-decision-making and documented for the GP record. Delivered to Durham PCNs and GP practices from the BCS Halifax (West Yorkshire) hub, with paired cover from our Chiswick (West London) hub — the only UK dual-hub clinical pharmacy model.
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Durham · local context

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

Durham PCNs serve one of England's higher-deprivation patches — pharmacist-led SMRs and CVD optimisation drive the BCS pipeline.

What you get

What deprescribing in Durham actually looks like.

  • STOPP/START-aligned reviews
  • Patient and family shared decision-making
  • GP sign-off and documentation
  • Polypharmacy dashboard
  • Outcomes tracked across the year

Dual-hub delivery

The only UK provider with a Yorkshire + London hub.

Every deprescribing placement in Durham 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: same SOPs, same supervision, same-week cross-cover.

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

Durham · what good looks like

Typical first-year markers.

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

Why Durham PCNs choose BCS for deprescribing.

Solo recruitment for deprescribing in Durham 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.

Frequently asked questions — Pharmacist-led Deprescribing in Durham.

Is deprescribing the same as an SMR?+

Deprescribing is usually delivered inside an SMR — same documentation, sharper cohort.

Does BCS already deliver deprescribing in Durham?+

BCS supports PCNs across North East from our Halifax (West Yorkshire) hub with paired cover from Chiswick (West London), and is actively delivering or available to mobilise deprescribing in Durham. Get in touch and we'll confirm current capacity.

How quickly can BCS mobilise deprescribing in Durham?+

In most cases inside 4–6 weeks of contract sign-off, with HSCN-secured remote prescribing back-up available sooner where capacity is urgent.

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30-minute discovery call. We'll show you how BCS maps to your PCN's specific priorities.

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Nearby PCN areas

Pharmacist-led Deprescribing elsewhere in North East and North Cumbria.

Pharmacist-led Deprescribing — national page →All BCS in Durham →