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Polypharmacy Review Service · Wembley

Polypharmacy Review Service in Wembley.

Pharmacist-led polypharmacy reviews focused on over-75s, frailty and care home cohorts — applying STOPP/START to deprescribe safely and reduce avoidable hospital admissions. Delivered to Wembley PCNs and GP practices from the BCS Chiswick (West London) hub, with paired cover from our Halifax (West Yorkshire) hub — the only UK dual-hub clinical pharmacy model.
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Wembley · local context

Wembley PCNs sit within the relevant London ICB (NW, NC, NE, SE or SW London).

Wembley PCNs balance high care home density with a young, transient working-age population — SMRs and contraception/travel work share the BCS pharmacist diary.

What you get

What polypharmacy reviews in Wembley actually looks like.

  • Cohort identification from the practice list
  • Shared decision-making with the patient and family
  • STOPP/START-aligned deprescribing plans
  • GP sign-off and patient-facing documentation
  • Outcomes captured in IIF-ready reporting

Dual-hub delivery

The only UK provider with a Yorkshire + London hub.

Every polypharmacy reviews placement in Wembley 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: same SOPs, same supervision, same-week cross-cover.

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

Wembley · what good looks like

Typical first-year markers.

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

Why Wembley PCNs choose BCS for polypharmacy reviews.

Solo recruitment for polypharmacy reviews in Wembley 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.

Frequently asked questions — Polypharmacy Review Service in Wembley.

Is this the same as a Structured Medication Review?+

Polypharmacy reviews are usually delivered as an SMR for IIF purposes — the cohort is just sharper (over-75s on 10+ items, frailty, care home).

Does BCS already deliver polypharmacy reviews in Wembley?+

BCS supports PCNs 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 Wembley. Get in touch and we'll confirm current capacity.

How quickly can BCS mobilise polypharmacy reviews in Wembley?+

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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