Reviews

MedLink Reviews

Long Term Conditions

Asthma 

Including inhaler technique videos, Asthma Control Test and Asthma action plan – child ACT also now available

In line with QOF

Cancer Care

Cancer care review including MacMillan advice and medication review

In line with QOF

COPD

Includes education around pulmonary rehabilitation and COPD Assessment Test 

In line with QOF

Coeliac disease

Includes symptom check, nutritional review, osteoporosis risk assessment and medication review

In line with NICE

Diabetes

Including hypoglycaemia review, medication review, blood pressure and submission of blood sugar readings

In line with NICE and QOF

Epilepsy

Seizure activity, impact on life, contraception, lifestyle, mood and medication review

In line with NICE

Healthcheck

In line with NHS requirements including

    • Audit-C
    • GPPAQ
    • Family history
    • Calculated PHQ2

Heart Review

Combines CHD and Heart Failure in single review. Assessment of functional capacity, lifestyle, mood and medication review

In line with NICE and QOF

 

Learning Disability

Annual health check in Easy Read format, including medication review, reasonable adjustments, mental health, care co-ordination and epilepsy. Health action plan emailed back to patient/carer.

Multimorbidity

Lifestyle and medication review plus:

    • Asthma
    • COPD
    • Diabetes
    • Rheumatoid Arthritis
    • Epilepsy
    • Coronary Heart Disease

Returned in a single document

Peripheral Arterial Disease

Safety-net excludes acute/critical ischaemia. Includes claudication symptoms check, medication review (including OTC Aspirin) and mental health screen.

In line with NICE

Postnatal

Includes questions around contraception, social and mental health support

Rheumatoid Arthritis

DAS28 score, CVD / osteoporosis risk assessment and medication review

In line with QOF

Stroke/TIA

Included Modified Rankin Scale for ADLs, Geriatric Depression Score, medication review (including OTC Aspirin) and carer details.

In line with NICE and GM-SAT

Hypertension

Includes BP check, medication review (inc OTC Aspirin and videos), QRISK3, GPPAQ, erectile dysfunction and lifestyle advice

In line with NICE and QOF

 

Medication Reviews

Combined Pill Check

Includes optional BP submission and LARC advice

In line with FSRH

HRT

Includes BP submission and risk/benefit information

In line with NICE

Progesterone Only Pill Check

Includes LARC advice

In line with FSRH

Structured Medication Review

Medication review including lifestyle questions and optional BP readings

In line with PCN DES and Dispensing Doctors Association DRUM review requirements

Mental Health

Anxiety

Calculated GAD7, lifestyle and medication review

Depression

Calculated PHQ9, lifestyle and medication review

In lin with NICE and QOF

Depression and Anxiety

Single review combining PHQ9, GAD7 and medication review

Mental Health

Gather information for Serious Mental Illness physical health check including mental health care planning, lifestyle and medication review

In lin with QOF, NICE and SMI Health Check

BP & Weight Monitoring

Blood Pressure

Up to 30 BP submissions with automatic average calculation. Safety feature prevents readings >180/110

Useful for existing HTN and LTC patients, as well as population screening

Weight

Automatic BMI calculation with signposting to relevant weight loss programmes. Improves prevalence data in local population

 

Admin

New Patient Registration

Covers all GMS1 questions including ethnicity, next of kin, carer details, summary care record, BMI, BP, family history, communication needs, medication review and more

Update Registration Details

(incl ethnicity)

Updates ethnicity data, lifestyle and contact details

Contact Details

Allows patient to keep contact details up to date and includes weight measurement. Link sent by default in letters and ideal for gathering mobile numbers