Double dosette

We had a second instance today where we have recently set up a dosette box for a patient only to be told a few weeks later that the patient doesn’t like using the box and can we please stop supplying it.

Now that’s no problem, but what doesn’t seem to be appreciated is the time we take to set the service up, organise things with the patients/carers, etc - let alone the time it then takes to dismantle the unwanted trays of medication that are left with us.

So, I am just going to monitor this situation for now. If it starts to happen more frequently then we will need to seriously consider setting up our own screening tool to check the suitability of patients for this service.

I’m not convinced that other local healthcare professionals are applying any sort of criteria before they ask us to set up the service.