The Journey for Pharmacy
This seminar came at a time when both Primary and Secondary Care sectors were facing significant changes that were destined to impact on the delivery of medicines management.
In Primary Care the restructuring of PCTs, the development of Practice Based Commissioning and the implementation of the Community Pharmacy Contract stretched the energies and resources of pharmacists. Add to this the issues emanating from the nGMS in relation to such matters as Out of Hours Services and it became eminently clear that pharmacy was embarking on a new journey of opportunity and change.
In Secondary Care the new PBR (payment by results) system was in its infancy. Pharmacists have traditionally and historically shown skills in change management and adapt to meet the challenges of the local healthcare economy - these changing times meant these traditions and history would need to come forward once again.
Interface issues between Hospitals and PCOs looked to increase the area of Prescribing policy and research by Pharmacy Management showed a significant trend in creation of joint Prescribing bodies whose remit was to pull together policies for medicines between Secondary and Primary Care. One of the key drivers for this had been the need to formalise drug policies for the clinical domains of nGMS.
A wide ranging seminar was put together after advice from hospital pharmacists and PCT prescribing advisers. Speakers, wherever possible, gave examples of best practice and identified the key issues for the profession.
Documents
Independent Prescribing - what might the future bring? - Beth Taylor, National Project Lead, Pharmacists with Special Interests, Primary Care Contracting Team and Principal Pharmacist, Community Health - London/South East Specialist Pharmacy Service
How will Pharmacists utilise independent prescribing status? Opportunities for Pharmacy
Practice Based Commissioning - What services can we provide? - Sandy Briddon, Project Director, Thames Valley PCTs
What is practice based commissioning? What are the opportunities for your pharmacy service? How do we engage decision makers?
Are we competent to provide the New Pharmacy Services? - Professor Peter Noyce, Prof of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester
Overview - CPD primary and secondary care Technical training Consultant role in training
Commissioning Services - How can Pharmacy be developed to maximise the opportunities? - Nazma Jabbar, Community Pharmacy Lead for New Services, Brighton & Hove City Teaching PCT
Can Pharmacy be involved in the GMS contract? Our of Hours service - strength or weakness? Will Community pharmacists fully utilise the Pharmacy contract?
What is homecare and what are the implications for Pharmacy? - Allan Karr, Pharmacy Business Services Manager, UCLH - Chairman, National Home Care Services Group
What is homecare and what are the implications for Pharmacy?
How do we manage new high cost drugs? Primary Care perspective - Linda Dodds, Specialist Pharmaceutical Adviser, Ashford PCT
Background to Kent & Medway approach Methodology Advantages and Tensions associated with the model
Where does Pharmacy fit into the bigger picture? - Mike Cross, Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Management, Barts and the London NHS Trust
The Increasing Importance of Medicines How Pharmacists Will Add Value How Pharmacists Will Reduce Costs