Diabetes resource pack for community pharmacists
A resource pack “The national service framework for diabetes — a
guide for community pharmacists” (PDF 340K) has been launched by
the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee.
The pack builds on the 2002 PSNC publication looking at the NSF standards, “Diabetes — a
guide for community pharmacists”.
The new pack includes information on the later NSF service specifications, updated
information on related NHS policy and publications, and an outline of the NSF’s
relevance to community pharmacy.
The guide focuses on practical guidance, providing discussion points, ideas about
multidisciplinary working, examples of pharmaceutical services related to the
NSF standards and relevant paperwork for community
pharmacists to use when setting up and
running these services.
Suitable pharmaceutical services described include health promotion and education
programmes, cholesterol tests, fasting
blood glucose tests, blood pressure testing, and counselling and advice schemes
to help
people cope with the long-term complications of diabetes. |
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