Taking Control - Our Right to Information: people with neurological conditions speak out This report, produced in 2008 by the Neurological Alliance, Ask About Medicines and the ABPI, draws on a specially commissioned survey of 1001 people with neurological conditions and a series of focus groups. It shows how information can transform the quality of life of people with neurological conditions, highlights the difficulty many people have in getting access to good quality information even though it is readily available from a variety of sources, and sets out what needs to be done to close this unnecessary information gap. The report contains many quotes, facts and figures drawn from the focus groups and the survey, and demonstrates that people with neurological conditions see patient groups, other patients, specialist doctors and specialist nurses as sources of useful and valued information.
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The Diabetes Information Jigsaw
The Diabetes Information Jigsaw report, produced in association with the ABPI and Diabetes UK, investigates information access for people with diabetes. Launched in 2006, the report supports a new approach to providing information for people with diabetes including the use of personalised information prescriptions that focus on individual circumstances and locally available services.
To download a copy of the full report please click here. Also a report for Wales is available please click here.
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From Theory to Practice - Information Prescription Workshop
This report summarises the presentations from the "From Theory to Practice" workshop organized by Ask About Medicines, ABPI and Cancerbackup focusing on the role and use of information prescriptions. It includes recommendations, developed by our partnership from the workshop discussions, which support the concept and value of information prescriptions.
Download this report by clicking here.
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Medicines Management in Care Homes On Friday 19th October 2007 we held a practical and interactive workshop for PCT Managers, Care Home Managers and Community Pharmacists, as well as voluntary sector colleagues who are concerned about standards in care homes. The workshop was developed in partnership by Ask About Medicines, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) and the English Community Care Association (ECCA).
A Conference Report providing an overview of the presentations, plenary sessions and the workshop discussions is available to download here.
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Cancer Information Maze Report
Every day in the UK, 740 people find out they have cancer but, according to new research, almost two thirds do not fully understand what their diagnosis means. The 'Cancer Information Maze' report, published jointly by CancerBACUP, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and Ask About Medicines, concludes that people who have cancer feel lost in a maze of information and are failing to understand their condition.
Click here to download the report
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Ask About Medicines Week 2005 Evaluation Slides
We have collated a top-line evaluation of the campaign utilising the facts, figures and feedback we have to date. This is in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.
Click here to download presentation
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Ask About Medicines Week 2004 Evaluation Report
We commissioned an evaluation of the campaign, supported by an unrestricted grant from MSD. The full evaluation report can be read here.
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Ask About Medicines Week 2003 Evaluation Report  To read the evaluation of Ask About Medicines Week 2003, click here
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Ask About Medicines published this resource to give you ideas and inspiration on how to organise a successful Ask About Medicines campaign. Case studies provided examples and ideas of activities that partners could organise in their localities.
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