A comprehensive, independent clinical assessment of your relative's full medication history — every drug reviewed, every interaction mapped, every question answered in writing.
This review can be initiated by a family member. The patient gives their own consent before anything proceeds. The clinical relationship is with the patient.
Enquire about a ReviewClinical appointments via CQC-registered Sutton Medical Consulting · Sutton Coldfield
Enquiries welcome from family members.
Patient consent confirmed before booking.
Most of the families who book this review are not in crisis. They are paying close attention to a parent or relative's health and they have noticed something that doesn't feel right — a medication list that has grown over the years without anyone reviewing the whole picture, a GP who doesn't have the time, or findings from a recent hospital visit that raised more questions than they answered.
They want one clinician to look at everything properly and put it in writing.
Each prescription made sense at the time it was written. The problem is that clinical circumstances change — diagnoses evolve, comorbidities develop, and the original indication for a medication may no longer apply. But the prescription remains.
GPs are under significant time pressure. A standard appointment is ten minutes. A comprehensive medication review — covering the full history, current clinical picture, interactions, appropriateness, and monitoring requirements — takes far longer than the system allows.
The result: patients in their 60s and 70s accumulate medication loads that haven't been reviewed as a whole by a single clinician in years. Sometimes decades.
This is not negligence. It is a structural problem. And it has a practical solution.
"I see this regularly in A&E — patients whose medication burden has grown over time without anyone stepping back to look at the whole picture. The individual decisions were reasonable. The cumulative result often isn't."
— Dr Dan Reardon · NHS A&E Doctor · GMC 6098984The review is structured as two appointments with a written report produced between them. This is deliberate — the initial assessment gathers information, the report is produced with proper clinical rigour, and the second appointment presents the findings and agrees next steps.
A family member or the patient makes contact. We gather basic background — who the patient is, what medications they are on, and what the specific concerns are.
Before any appointment is booked, we contact the patient directly to explain the review and confirm they wish to proceed. The patient must give their own consent. Nothing moves forward without it.
60-minute clinical assessment with the patient. Full medication history taken, clinical context reviewed, relevant documents and blood results examined. Family members may attend at the patient's discretion.
A structured clinical document covering every medication, the clinical assessment, identified concerns, and clear recommendations. Typically produced within one to two weeks of the initial appointment.
The written report is a formal clinical document with Dr Reardon's name, credentials, and GMC number. It is designed to be shared, acted on, and referred back to. It is not a letter — it is a structured clinical assessment.
Every medication listed with its current indication, dose, duration, and whether the original clinical need is still present.
Each drug assessed against current clinical picture, age, comorbidities, and whether continued prescription remains clinically justified.
Known drug-drug and drug-condition interactions identified and assessed for clinical significance in this patient's specific context.
Where monitoring requirements for existing medications are not being met — blood tests, blood pressure checks, or other oversight — this is documented.
Clear, ranked recommendations — what should be reviewed urgently, what warrants discussion with the prescribing GP, and what appears appropriate to continue.
Where appropriate and with the patient's consent, a formal letter to the patient's GP summarising key findings and recommended actions.
Dr Reardon has no commercial interest in the medications your relative is taking and no relationship with the prescribers involved in their care. The review is genuinely independent — the goal is the most accurate clinical picture, not a predetermined outcome.
NHS A&E experience matters here. Frontline emergency medicine means seeing, regularly, what happens when medication management is inadequate — polypharmacy complications, adverse drug reactions, and the downstream consequences of prescriptions that were never reviewed. That clinical context shapes how these reviews are conducted.
This is also a service that operates within full CQC-registered clinical infrastructure — not an informal second opinion, but a properly governed clinical review with a documented output.
A fixed fee for a defined product. Two appointments and a written clinical report. No hidden costs, no follow-up charges included in this fee unless further consultations are agreed.
Further consultations, deprescribing support, or follow-up reviews are available separately if the patient wishes to proceed with any of the report's recommendations. See full fee schedule →
Investigation costs are separate. Where further testing is indicated, the review will identify exactly which tests are needed and the most appropriate route — NHS, GP referral, or private lab.
Not a criticism of existing care. An independent assessment of the current picture — not an adversarial opinion on previous prescribers.
Not a guarantee of change. Some medications are entirely appropriate. The report will say so. Clarity is the product, not a predetermined reduction.
Not a substitute for ongoing care. The review produces a clinical picture and recommendations. Implementation is through the patient's existing clinicians or agreed follow-up.
Not conducted without the patient. The patient must consent and attend. This is a clinical consultation — not a desk review of records alone.
Enquire about an Independent Medication Review. A family member can initiate contact — the patient gives their own consent before anything proceeds.
Clinical appointments via CQC-registered Sutton Medical Consulting · Ashfurlong Medical Centre · Sutton Coldfield · B75 6DX