Neil Tester
@neiltester.bsky.social
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Interested in most things but especially health, social care and the voluntary sector. Freelance consultant: neiltesterconsulting.co.uk. Chair, Healthwatch Hertfordshire: www.healthwatchhertfordshire.co.uk. My own views, naturally.
![Respondents were asked whether they have medication reviews on a regular basis and their responses were mixed. Where people had more contact with healthcare services, such as hospital visits, they appeared to be reviewed more regularly. However for others, their medication reviews were sporadic, with some not having had a review in years. One woman, aged 100, was concerned about the quality of medication reviews and was not certain what her medication does.
"They tell you to have it reviewed before you have more tablets but then all they do is ask you 'how are you feeling' and 'do you really need that' well I don't know if I need it or not because I don't always know what they're for!" [Aged 100]
"I've had them checked by the pharmacist who dispenses them. The one at the surgery has checked them. And / will say because | go to the hospital, they're checked all the time." [Age 68]
"I've had all my medications for years now, I think I need them all. I haven't spoken to a GP or someone else about them though." [Aged 98]
Other respondents reflected the same sentiments, sharing they are not certain which each of their medications are or what they are for. However, some respondents felt confident taking and managing their medication independently, and knew which each tablet was for.
"Yes 11! I need to take them when I get back home, I shall take about five, I have them in little containers." [age not disclosed]
"l've got loads, all sorts of stuff. All different colours and shapes and stuff. Got no idea what half of them are. " [age not disclosed]
"They're changing all the time and I do have to look them up and check them, they tend to be just given to you and you expect, well, you just expect to take them. I like to know what they're for and what they might do." [Aged 68]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:b2f6dumek6lmnue6zrwe63dm/bafkreieehvse5bfnb7gnlodfthqhrsdmygrykssn5qcpzzgeowgkq235oi)
