Patient safety and wellbeing are central concerns within the health service. Recent publications have highlighted the importance of medicines management and have called for local strategies to be introduced. An Integrated Medicines Management Programme (IMMP) has been implemented within Northern Health and Social Care Trust to ensure that a co-ordinated pharmacy service is available throughout the hospital stay for its medical patients. The IMMP has resulted in a number of benefits including improved patient safety, more effective use of medications, reduced length of stay, reduced readmissions rates, improved communication across the healthcare interface and user satisfaction.