Medicines optimisation & prescribing targets
Get the most from your medicines — safely and cost-effectively — for GP practices, PCNs, Federations and ICBs across England. Drug monitoring recalls, audits, incentive schemes and QI projects that keep prescribing optimised and support QOF and IIF targets.
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Optimised medication usage that keeps prescribing cost-effective
Medicines optimisation is about making sure every patient gets safe, effective medicines while your practice makes the best use of its prescribing budget. NovaMed reviews prescribing patterns, runs audits and aligns your practice to prescribing incentive schemes to identify cost-effective alternatives and reduce avoidable waste. The result is optimised medication usage that maintains or improves patient care while controlling spend.
We also keep patients on high-risk or monitored medicines safe through structured drug monitoring recalls, so blood tests and reviews happen on time and nothing is missed. It is proactive, systematic medicines management, delivered under GP-led governance.
- Drug monitoring recalls so monitored medicines stay safe and up to date.
- Prescribing audits to surface opportunities for safer, more cost-effective prescribing.
- Cost-effective prescribing and optimised medication usage across your list.
Support for prescribing incentive schemes, QOF and IIF
Prescribing-related targets sit across QOF and the PCN Investment and Impact Fund (IIF), and they can be hard to evidence without dedicated time. NovaMed medicines optimisation is built to support those targets.
Through prescribing incentive schemes and quality improvement (QI) projects, we help your practice or PCN work towards, evidence and achieve Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) and IIF prescribing indicators across the year.
- Prescribing incentive schemes managed and tracked for your practice or PCN.
- Quality improvement (QI) projects that drive measurable prescribing change.
- Direct support for QOF and IIF prescribing targets and indicators.
Who it's for: GP practices, PCNs, Federations and ICBs across England that want cost-effective, optimised prescribing and reliable delivery against QOF and IIF targets.
*Based on real-world results achieved at some GP practices. Actual figures vary by practice and medication mix.
What practice teams tell us
"Working with Nova has freed up the time for our own staff to take on other jobs."
"The audits and monitoring recalls keep our prescribing cost-effective and safe, and our QOF and IIF work is now evidenced properly."
"Systematic drug monitoring means blood tests and reviews happen on time — nothing slips through, and it's all under our governance."
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Optimise your prescribing and hit your targets
Tell us about your prescribing priorities and QOF/IIF targets and we'll design the right medicines optimisation support. All enquiries are completely confidential and never shared with third parties. Every analysis includes a written report from a Lead Pharmacist — free, with no obligation.