Download Calcium and Vitamin D Review - March 2015

Medicines Management EDS2 Assessment Sheet
Name: Calcium and ergocalciferol prescribing review
Date considered: 2.3.15
Prior to commencing any piece of medicines management work, the following table should be
completed to record the actual, or likely, impact on protected groups with consideration of the
general duty to; eliminate unlawful discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good
relations between people who have these characteristics and people who do not.
Protected or
disadvantaged group
Any likely impacts?
What action will be taken to
address any impacts?
Age
Patients aged over 65 may
require simple vitamin d
supplementation
Ensure appropriate info provided if any
patients identified
Disability
no
Gender re-assignment
no
Marriage or civil
partnership
Pregnancy or
maternity
Race
no
Religion or belief
no
Pregnancy may be an indication
for vitamin d supplementation
Asian population may be at
increased need of simple
vitamin d supplemenation
Ensure appropriate info provided if any
patients identified
Ensure appropriate info provided if any
patients identified
Sex
no
Sexual orientation
Homeless
Limited family/social
network
Geographical isolation
no
no
no
no
Examples of how medicines management work may affect these groups of people may include:
Age: too young to understand letter (Fraser competence), elderly may have e.g. renal dysfunction,
arthritis, visual impairment, dementia, hearing problems, may have a carer who also needs
informing.
Disability: learning disabilities, mental health, visual or hearing impairment, do they have a carer?
Race: English literacy, specific race-related issues (e.g. Recommendations for hypertension and lipid
lowering medicines may be different for some ethnic groups)
Religion or belief: Gelatin products, strict vegans, fasting patients
Homeless: How are patients alerted to drug switches, issues regarding safe keeping of medicines
Limited family or social networks: may exacerbate other problems such as understanding of
medicine directions, accessibility to GP and pharmacist, visual impairment.
Geographical isolation: difficulty accessing services, obtaining medicines, getting advice