The presentation will cover:

• The background to the National Overprescribing Review
• Why overprescribing is bad for patients, the NHS and the environment
• How implementation of the recommendations from the National Overprescribing Review will bring about improvements in patient care

Attending this session is aimed at:

• Improving knowledge and understanding of the problems associated with overprescribing
• Improving knowledge and understanding of the causes of overprescribing
• Improving knowledge of the approaches that can be taken to tackle deprescribing