A digital pharmacy services provider has launched a new service to help care providers reduce medication errors.

PillTime Care is being rolled out by PillTime, the fifth largest digital NHS pharmacy in England.

Peter Thnoia, chief product and innovation officer at PillTime, said: “Setting up our new PillTime Care team and service really is our way of stepping forward to help our embattled care sector. While some news coverage can make things seem bleak, we know it’s a sector full of dedicated and passionate individuals. The pandemic spurred digital transformation within many care businesses and many are now looking for further ways to leverage online and digital tools to deliver higher standards of care.

“Our pouching system delivers ready-to-go medication for all of a care provider’s residents or service users in a single delivery and in a way that enables independence. In fact, care providers currently using the service have reported that, for some residents, our pouches actually enable them to self administer, giving them control of their medical conditions and medicines, while removing a task from the workload of already stretched staff.”

PillTime’s commercial director, Sophie Bartlett, added: “Medication rounds are a difficult part of the role for carers and often a significant source of stress. The implications of incorrectly administering medication are severe and should this happen, it can deeply impact a resident’s trust and relationship with their care team. Pouching is an established method of medication administration in care settings in Europe. Significantly, our robotic technology reduces errors by a huge margin, with the added safeguard of our on-site pharmacists ensuring every pouch and reel that leaves our facility is correct and optimised for a patient to get the most out of their medication in a way that makes it simpler for those administering it.”

For more information on PillTime Care, please visit https://business.pilltime.co.uk/