Partnering with pharmacy teams to improve migraine management in NHS Grampian

<h3></h3> Migraine is the third commonest health condition. It is often under recognised, inappropriately managed and MOH remains a common issue. In a migraine trust survey, pharmacies were identified as the number one place people want to receive advice. 132 pharmacies in Grampian and an established network of 33 Pharmacy First Plus pharmacists already deliver care for a number of long term conditions. Pharmacists are well placed to improve the management of migraine at an early stage in the patient journey. With funding from the Scottish Neurological Care and Support Framework we developed and delivered focused training and a public awareness campaign to improve support/treatment for people with migraine from pharmacy teams in NHS Grampian. Following a focus group, a self-study TURAS module was developed and followed by four live training sessions. This has been supported by a resource pack, a live post training session, a public awareness campaign and a public webinar. To date 150 pharmacy team members have engaged with the self-study module and 73 have attended the live training sessions, making up 33% of community and 27% of prescribing pharmacists. Qualitative feedback has been positive with the majority of staff reporting improved confidence in managing people with migraine. Further funding has been obtained for phase 2 to continue the work in NHS Grampian and expand to three further health boards.