BCS

Prescribing Safety Improvement · Failsworth

Prescribing Safety Improvement in Failsworth.

Pharmacist-led prescribing safety improvement using PINCER and ICB priority indicators — measured, remediated and re-audited every cycle. Delivered to Failsworth 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.
Talk to us about Failsworth How we start

Failsworth · local context

Failsworth PCNs sit within the local North West ICB (Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside, or Lancashire and South Cumbria).

Failsworth PCNs serve a diverse North West population with significant CVD and respiratory burden — pharmacist programmes lean on high-risk drug monitoring and LTC reviews.

What you get

What prescribing safety improvement in Failsworth actually looks like.

  • PINCER baseline and re-audit
  • ICB priority indicator review
  • Practice-level action planning
  • Pharmacist remediation calls
  • Reduction in hazardous prescribing markers tracked monthly

Dual-hub delivery

The only UK provider with a Yorkshire + London hub.

Every prescribing safety improvement placement in Failsworth 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

Failsworth · what good looks like

Typical first-year markers.

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

Why Failsworth PCNs choose BCS for prescribing safety improvement.

Solo recruitment for prescribing safety improvement in Failsworth 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 — Prescribing Safety Improvement in Failsworth.

Is this practice-wide or PCN-wide?+

Both — BCS runs prescribing safety improvement at single-practice, PCN and ICB scale.

Does BCS already deliver prescribing safety improvement in Failsworth?+

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

How quickly can BCS mobilise prescribing safety improvement in Failsworth?+

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

Talk to our Service Development team

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

Book a discovery call

Nearby PCN areas

Prescribing Safety Improvement elsewhere in North West.

Prescribing Safety Improvement — national page →All BCS in Failsworth →