Table 2.
Identified codified and practical knowledge requirements
| Codified knowledge | Practical knowledge | |
|---|---|---|
| Therapeutic area (n) | Clinical area (n) | Activity (n) |
| Psychotropic (18) | Dementia (9) | Medication review (46) |
| Cardiovascular (11) | Pain (5) | Medicines discontinuation (31) |
| Gastrointestinal (7) | Diabetes (4) | Medicines change (26) |
| Benzodiazepines (6) | Cardiovascular disease (4) | Monitoring recommendations (21) |
| Analgesia (4) | Stroke (2) | Multidisciplinary intervention (22) |
| Nutrition and blood (3) | Dysphagia (3) | Medicines initiation (12) |
| Anticoagulants (2) | Infection (1) | Care home staff training (13) |
| Antimicrobials (2) | Behavioural problems (2) | Error management (7) |
| Urinary tract (1) | Pulmonary disease (1) | Medicines reconciliation (4) |
| Falls prevention (1) | Use STOPP/START tool (2) | |