More money for Scottish supplementary prescribing
New funding in Scotland will allow community pharmacists to set up or continue to run supplementary prescribing clinics.
The funding is an extension of an existing scheme and is a temporary
initiative until the chronic medication service is introduced. It provides
community pharmacists with £150 a week to fund either a half-day
clinic each week or a full-day clinic per fortnight. A further £500
is available for start-up costs.
Details are given in an NHS circular to be published this week. It states
that the initiative aims to “promote closer working between community
pharmacists and GPs (whose GMS contract has a clear commitment to working
in partnership with other health professionals)”. A total of £1m
has been allocated to the initiative.
The funding will be managed by Annamarie McGregor, pharmacist prescribing
co-ordinator at NHS National Services Scotland. Pharmacists who have
applied for funding before will continue to receive the money. |
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