Acute Prescription Request Reviews
Acute Prescription Request Reviews
What Is an Acute Prescription Request Review?
An assessment of new and previous non-repeat prescription to review clinical suitability for patient needs.
How Will This Help My Practice?
Enhances patient safety and safeguarding
Reduces clinical risk and prevents hospital admissions.
Supports practice compliance
In line with QOF and CQC expectations and objectives.
Fully traceable and auditable monitoring
Using Virtual Pharmacist’s standard operating procedures.
Reduces GP workloads
Our team monitors all required tests and recalls.
Provides timely reviews
We ensure all necessary tests are completed and recorded on time.
Shared governance and collaboration
Supports practices to optimise patient care.
“The team is consistently reliable. Phones are always answered and emails come back the same day. It’s made a real difference to how we run our medication reviews.”
“Fast email replies and always there when we need clinical input. The pharmacists fit straight into the team and just get on with the work.”
“Excellent service from start to finish. Easy to reach, quick to reply, and they clearly know NHS workflows inside out. We couldn’t recommend the team more highly.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
What types of acute prescription requests can Virtual Pharmacist review?
Our pharmacists handle acute requests across the typical primary-care range: antibiotic prescriptions, short-course pain relief, asthma rescue inhalers, infection treatments, and one-off requests where the patient is not on a repeat. Each request is checked against patient history, current medication, and prescribing guidance before being actioned or escalated.
How quickly are acute requests turned around?
Acute requests are prioritised within our workflow. In normal practice operation our pharmacists action requests within the same working day, and within 24 hours at the latest. Urgent or safety-critical items are flagged for immediate GP attention.
What happens if a request needs clinical judgement beyond a routine review?
When a request needs prescriber input, for example, a new indication, changed dose, or where patient history suggests the medication may no longer be appropriate, it is routed to the requesting GP with the pharmacist's recommendation attached, so the GP can make an informed decision quickly.
Can this service work with our existing acute-request workflow?
Yes. Our pharmacists work directly within EMIS or SystmOne using your practice's existing prescribing protocols and recall structures. We fit into your current acute-request process rather than replacing it, taking on the volume to free up GP time.
