Clinical screening services
Prescription bottlenecks delay patient discharge
Health systems including the NHS often face bottlenecks when prescriptions require a second pharmacy signature. These delays restrict the number of patients able to move onto homecare and risk late medicine supply. During winter pressures when bed capacity is critical, prescription screening delays can prevent timely patient discharge and strain already stretched hospital resources.
Our qualified pharmacists provide a clinical screening service to complete second signature checks on behalf of the hospital. Working under trust-approved protocols, we clinically screen prescriptions alongside patient blood test results, then sign digitally with full NHS visibility. This frees up hospital pharmacy capacity, ensures patients receive medicines on time and enables swift transfer from outpatient clinics or IV services to homecare.
Increased capacity
Reduced delays
Risk management
Safe, compliant prescription screening
Working under protocols approved by the trust, our dedicated pharmacists clinically screen prescriptions alongside patient blood test results. Once reviewed, prescriptions are signed digitally on behalf of the hospital and submitted with full NHS visibility. This streamlined process removes workload barriers that would otherwise restrict homecare enrolment, enabling fast patient onboarding. The service is particularly vital during winter when bed pressures are at their highest, helping hospitals swiftly transfer patients from outpatient clinics or IV services into homecare whilst freeing up valuable inpatient capacity.
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Qualified pharmacist screening
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Digital visibility and transparency
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Capacity support for discharge
Supporting clinical screening throughout the UK
Find out how we can support healthcare systems with clinical screening services that reduce prescription delays and relieve capacity pressures. Get in touch today.
How clinical screening supports NHS capacity
Our clinical screening service addresses a critical bottleneck in the patient discharge pathway. When prescriptions require a second pharmacy signature before patients can move to homecare, delays can restrict patient flow and risk late medicine supply.
Supporting hospitals through winter pressures
The service is particularly important during winter, when bed pressures are often at their highest. Clinical screening enables fast patient onboarding to homecare, helping hospitals swiftly transfer patients from outpatient clinics or IV services whilst freeing up inpatient capacity for those who need it most.
Safe, protocol-driven process
Working under protocols approved by the trust, our dedicated pharmacists clinically screen prescriptions alongside patient blood test results. This ensures all safety checks are completed to NHS standards whilst removing the workload from already-stretched hospital pharmacy teams.
Digital transparency
Once reviewed, prescriptions are signed digitally on behalf of the hospital and submitted with full NHS visibility. This transparency is key – all actions are fully visible to appropriate NHS staff, ensuring complete oversight whilst the administrative burden is removed.
Removing capacity barriers
By handling second signature checks, we free up hospital pharmacy staff to focus on direct patient care and discharge planning. This capacity support helps more patients move through the system safely and efficiently, reducing delays that would otherwise restrict homecare enrolment.
Dependable safety net
Our prompt, accurate screenings keep prescriptions moving, ensuring patients receive their medicines on time. We provide a dependable safety net during capacity gaps, supporting NHS prescribing standards and protecting patient safety even in times of high demand.
Dedicated pharmacy expertise
Seamless integration
Winter pressure support
Frequently asked questions
What is clinical screening for prescriptions?
Clinical screening is the process of reviewing prescriptions alongside patient blood test results to ensure safe, appropriate treatment before issuing a second pharmacy signature. Our qualified pharmacists complete this screening on behalf of hospitals, removing bottlenecks that delay patient discharge to homecare.
How does clinical screening free up NHS capacity?
By handling second signature checks, we remove this workload from hospital pharmacy teams, allowing them to focus on direct patient care and discharge planning. This helps more patients move through the system safely and enables swift transfers to homecare, particularly important during winter bed pressures.
Are Sciensus pharmacists qualified to provide clinical screening?
Yes, all screening is undertaken by dedicated, qualified pharmacists working under protocols approved by the trust. This ensures safe, compliant reviews that meet NHS prescribing standards whilst providing hospitals with confidence in the service quality.
Do NHS teams maintain visibility of screening activity?
Absolutely. Complete transparency is key to our service. All screening actions and digitally signed prescriptions are fully visible to appropriate NHS staff through our systems, ensuring hospitals maintain complete oversight whilst benefiting from reduced administrative burden.
How does clinical screening support winter pressures?
During winter when bed capacity is critical, our screening service enables rapid patient discharge to homecare by removing prescription bottlenecks. This helps hospitals swiftly transfer patients from outpatient clinics or IV services, freeing up inpatient capacity whilst maintaining patient safety and ensuring timely medicine supply.
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