Core Prescribing Solutions

Core Prescribing Solutions Core Prescribing Solutions (CPS) is a dynamic healthcare organization providing tailor-made primary

Core Prescribing Solutions is a dynamic healthcare organisation that has amassed over 20 years worth of combined experience within the NHS, primary care, health informatics and pharmacy sector. Core Prescribing Solutions provides tailor-made primary care packages through a fully managed pharmacist or technician-led model suited to the needs of GP practices and clients in order to reduce workload pressures and streamlining inefficiencies.

16/02/2026

Digital doesn’t replace governance.
It strengthens it.

When used well, digital pharmacy models give primary care teams clearer visibility, more consistent monitoring, and stronger audit trails.

That’s what makes medicines safety easier to manage at scale – not extra process, but better oversight built into everyday work.

🔗 Read more on the role of digital pharmacy in medicines safety:
https://bit.ly/4r8I5rt

ARRS funding doesn’t fail.Delivery models drift.ARRS only creates value when funding is translated into clear scope, str...
13/02/2026

ARRS funding doesn’t fail.
Delivery models drift.

ARRS only creates value when funding is translated into clear scope, strong governance, and measurable outcomes.

Without that, pharmacy roles become reactive task lists rather than strategic assets for PCNs.

This is why ARRS value isn’t decided at recruitment.
It’s decided by how roles are designed, deployed, and supported day to day.

The infographic below shows what that looks like in practice – from allocation to real impact.

🔗 Learn more about our ARRS support model:
https://bit.ly/49pM6l3

12/02/2026

An SMR backlog isn’t just workload in primary care.
It’s a risk signal.

When medication reviews stack up, prioritisation weakens, variation creeps in, and harm hides in plain sight.

Backlogs don’t clear through heroics or last-minute pushes.
They clear through structure - clear ownership, risk-based prioritisation, and repeatable review pathways.

🔗 Read more on addressing SMR backlogs safely across PCNs:
https://bit.ly/3MyOaOH

11/02/2026

Locums solve gaps. They don’t solve delivery.

Short-term cover can ease immediate pressure in primary care, but it rarely fixes continuity, clinical governance, or medicines safety.

Over time, reliance on churn creates new risks:
• Inconsistent decision-making
• Fragmented medicines ownership
• Limited visibility of prescribing risk

Safer, smarter alternatives focus on structure, ownership, and long-term value, not firefighting.

🔗 Read more on sustainable alternatives to locum dependency in primary care:
https://bit.ly/4a5NGbQ

10/02/2026

Guidelines don’t change outcomes in primary care.
Workflow does.

Asthma guidance only improves care when it’s embedded into everyday medicines work - through structured reviews, consistent monitoring, and clear follow-up.

When guidance relies on memory or good intention, variation creeps in and risk follows.

🔗 Read more on translating the latest asthma guidance into practical PCN workflows:
https://bit.ly/4rCPG13

09/02/2026

What this poll really told us about GP workload

The result was clear.

Repeat prescription queries were by far the most common task still landing with GPs - accounting for over half of responses.

That’s revealing.

Not because GPs are best placed to do this work.
And not because other roles aren’t capable.

But because repeat prescribing often sits in the gaps between roles:
• Ownership isn’t explicit
• Workflows rely on informal fixes
• Queries default “upwards” under pressure
• Governance only kicks in once something goes wrong

When this happens, workload compounds and medicines risk increases quietly.

This isn’t a performance issue.
It’s a system design issue.

Practices that stabilise GP workload fastest don’t ask teams to work harder.

They redesign repeat prescribing so ownership is clear, workflows are predictable, and escalation is the exception - not the norm.

💬 Does this reflect what you see in your practice or PCN?

06/02/2026

We’re proud to share that Core Prescribing Solutions has donated £1,000 to Tourettes Action, supporting their vital work for people living with Tourette syndrome and their families.

Tourette syndrome can have a significant impact on everyday life. Organisations like Tourette’s Action play a crucial role by providing trusted information, advocacy, and support that genuinely makes a difference.

Giving back to communities and causes that matter is important to us as a healthcare organisation. This donation reflects our commitment to supporting better understanding, care, and outcomes beyond clinical settings.

You can read more about why we chose to support Tourette’s Action here:
👉 https://bit.ly/4ruESlv

Thank you to Tourette’s Action for the important work you do 💚

05/02/2026

Following on from World Cancer Day yesterday, it’s worth reflecting on where primary care makes one of the biggest differences for people living with cancer.

For many patients, cancer care doesn’t end with diagnosis or hospital treatment.
It continues in everyday primary care through medicines management, monitoring, and support with long-term effects of treatment.

This is where good systems matter most:
•⁠ ⁠Clear ownership of complex medicines
•⁠ ⁠Regular, structured medication reviews
•⁠ ⁠Attention to interactions, toxicity and adherence
•⁠ ⁠Support for patients living with cancer as a long-term condition

When medicines work is well designed and owned, risk is reduced and continuity improves, even as care spans multiple settings.

World Cancer Day is a reminder that safer, more joined-up care isn’t just about specialist treatment.
It’s about how well everyday systems support patients before, during and after treatment.

03/02/2026

When medicines work lands in the wrong place, everyone feels it. Across practices and PCNs, highly trained GPs are still pulled into tasks that other roles are better placed to own. Not because teams aren’t capable - but because systems aren’t always clear.

Which task still lands with GPs that shouldn’t?
• 🔁 Repeat prescription queries
• 💊 Medicines switches and optimisation
• 📋 Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs)
• ⚠️ Prescribing audits and monitoring

03/02/2026

Workload isn’t the problem in primary care.
Misalignment is.

When medicines work doesn’t sit with the right role, pressure builds quickly. Tasks bounce. Risk increases. GP time is pulled into work that could be owned elsewhere, safely and consistently.

The practices that stabilise fastest aren’t adding more people.

They’re aligning skill mix, ownership and governance so medicines work flows predictably.

💬 Where does misalignment show up first in your team?

Read more on workload here... https://bit.ly/4kp6BSr

31/01/2026

Every month, Primary Care Networks (PCNs) ask us the same thing about ARRS.

Not about the policy - but about what actually works in practice.

Because the funding is often there.
The challenge is turning ARRS into real capacity, consistent delivery across the network, and measurable time back for practices.

In a well-run model:
• A full-time clinical pharmacist can typically release around 80 hours of GP time per month
• A full-time pharmacy technician can typically release around 40 hours per month

But outcomes are rarely just about headcount.

In this short video, we break down what we see as the main reasons ARRS delivery can feel inconsistent across a PCN - and what good looks like when services are structured properly, with safe supervision built in.

If you’re reviewing your ARRS model right now, I’d love to know:

What’s been your biggest challenge - recruitment, supervision, consistency across practices, or proving impact?

Find out more here: https://coreprescribingsolutions.co.uk/arrs-support/





29/01/2026

QOF doesn’t improve by accident.

Clear ownership.
Structured reviews.
Right-skilled teams.

QOF performance reflects systems - not effort.

🔗 Read more:
https://bit.ly/4pZuku8

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