Medication review training programme to be launched in Scotland
A medication review training programme for community pharmacists in Scotland is to be launched this autumn.
The programme is part of a national clinical skills training programme
which is being developed by NHS
Education for Scotland (NES). It is hoped
that the programme will help community pharmacists to prepare for the
new contract.
The programme is to be based on the work of the pharmaceutical care model
scheme for the frail elderly. Some NHS boards have already used this
model scheme to help pharmacists to develop the generic skills to undertake
medication reviews. Now the new programme will allow community pharmacists
in other NHS board areas to develop medication review skills. The programme
will be piloted in the autumn and will then be rolled out in January
2005.
Annamarie McGregor, director of the pharmaceutical care model schemes,
commented: “As we head towards the new contract, we — the
Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council, the Scottish Executive Health
Department, the pharmaceutical care model schemes, NES and chief pharmacists — are
all working together to support community pharmacists. This initiative
is based on great groundwork in NHS boards throughout Scotland and I
would encourage people to get involved locally.”
The next component of the national clinical skills training programme
will be based on the work of two more pharmaceutical care model schemes — for
epilepsy and asthma. NES has developed training from this work that will
be delivered in all NHS Board areas by March 2005.
To support the national clinical skills training programme, NES has designed
an accredited “training for trainers” course to enable trainers
to deliver standardised training throughout Scotland. One course was
run last month and this will be extended later this year. Peer review
and mentoring models are also being explored to support the programme. |
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