Articles Category: Medicines Optimisation
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What does Medicines Optimisation really save?
By Rajinder Phull on September 10, 2026
One of the things I have become increasingly uncomfortable with over the years is the way we describe savings in […]
Why every NHS innovation strategy needs Medicines Optimisation
By Rajinder Phull on August 18, 2026
The NHS does not have a shortage of innovation. It has a shortage of capacity to adopt it. New medicines, […]
Spirit Health launches annual training award to recognise contributions to diabetes care
By Clare Leek on July 2, 2025
Spirit Health has launched its new Training Excellence Award, celebrating healthcare professionals who go above and beyond to support people living with diabetes through education and training.
New CareSens Air continuous glucose monitor transforms diabetes management for busy mum
By Clare Leek on June 10, 2025
A busy mum with type 1 diabetes says the revolutionary CareSens Air continuous glucose monitor (CGM) has given her the freedom to manage her condition effortlessly.
New CareSens Air continuous glucose monitor transforms diabetes management for Leeds teacher
By Clare Leek on February 28, 2025
Spirit Health has announced its new continuous glucose monitor (CGM), CareSens Air, will be available on the Drug Tariff from 1st February this year.
Leicestershire residents living with diabetes gain early access to new device
By Clare Leek on February 14, 2025
Spirit Health has announced its new continuous glucose monitor (CGM), CareSens Air, will be available on the Drug Tariff from 1st February this year.
Episode 3: Budgets and Cost Savings – 2024 Medicines Optimisation Round-Up
By Clare Leek on January 31, 2025
Quarter four means budgets. Every team starts with a bit of reflection, a stocktake of where they are and […]
New user-friendly CGM available on the Drug Tariff
By Clare Leek on January 27, 2025
Spirit Health has announced its new continuous glucose monitor (CGM), CareSens Air, will be available on the Drug Tariff from 1st February this year.
Episode 2: Health Inequalities – 2024 Medicines Optimisation Round-Up
By Clare Leek on January 10, 2025
Health Inequalities hit the headlines every week, and speaking to you when we’ve been out and about has shone […]
Episode 1: Deprescribing – 2024 Medicines Optimisation Round-Up
By Clare Leek on December 12, 2024
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘less is more’, and it rings especially true when it comes to our health. […]
A year on and we’re back to basics
By Clare Leek on November 14, 2024
2024 has been jam-packed full of events, and as ever, we never miss an opportunity to take the temperature of […]
Leading medicines optimisation in a post-election NHS
By Clare Leek on October 11, 2024
Earlier in Spring, pre-election, when ICB conversations were circling around how to make up deficits quickly, Spirit and PPP collaborated […]