The August 2016 Medicines Optimisation Dashboard data is now available. This will help CCGs to understand how well local populations are being supported and to optimise medicines use, and will inform local planning. Click on the ‘Changes’ tab to find out which metrics have been updated. The dashboard is presented to allow local NHS organisations to highlight variation in local practice and provoke discussion on the appropriateness of local care. It is not intended as a performance measurement tool.