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Background to PINCER

PINCER is a pharmacist-led IT based intervention to reduce medication errors in primary care. The intervention involves searching GP clinical systems using computerised prescribing safety indicators to identify patients at risk from their prescriptions, and then acting to correct the problems with pharmacist support. PINCER was developed and tested by researchers at the Universities of Nottingham, Manchester and Edinburgh and the findings, published in the Lancet, demonstrated that PINCER is an effective method for reducing medication error in primary care. During 2018-2022, PRIMIS worked with all 15 Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs) in England to roll out PINCER to over 2,800 (41%) GP practices as part of the national rollout. For further information please follow the link opposite.

What next for PINCER?  

Localities that have opted to continue with the implementation of PINCER have been directed to a new online PINCER Resource Area.

Primary care organisations (for example a PCN, CCG or ICS) wishing to engage with PINCER services (including the new SNOMED CT PINCER searches) can register their interest by completing the online form opposite.

The PINCER indicators continue to have impact via their inclusion in clinical decision support tools and national policy drivers. If you are interested in licensing the National PINCER Data Specification please contact PRIMIS. 

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PINCER national rollout (completed project)

Register your interest in PINCER 


Guides and documents

Explore PINCER papers and documentation on our publications page:

Publications

Video by Dr Sarah Rodgers for HDRUK giving an overview of the PINCER intervention (Nov 2022). 

 

 

CASE STUDIES

Nottinghamshire clinicians benefit from a consistent template, incorporating PINCER, to help with Structured Medications Reviews

Nottinghamshire case study

PINCER in Northamptonshire – Adoption of PINCER initiated by practice-employed pharmacists Northamptonshire PINCER implementation case study
Collaborative working between CCGs and acute trusts in Nottingham on PINCER East Midlands collaborative working case study
Lambeth CCG Clinical Commissioning Pharmacist Taher Esfandiari article on PINCER Read on Digital Health London Website
Oxford AHSN - preventing prescribing errors with PINCER Oxford AHSN case study
West Hampshire CCG Medicines Optimisation Team West Hampshire CCG case study
Health Innovation Network South London: Preventing prescribing errors with PINCER HINSL PINCER case study
PINCER East Midlands roll out East Midlands roll out case study
PINCER trial PINCER Trial case study
PRoTeCT and PRIMIS PRoTeCT case study

 

 

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