Society to research IT needs in community pharmacy
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society is to carry out research into the information technology requirements of community pharmacy.
The aim will be to ensure the full delivery of the new community pharmacy
contracts and other developments in England, Scotland and Wales, involving
other pharmacy bodies, other stakeholders and the government health departments
in England, Scotland and Wales.
At the October
Council meeting, it was also agreed that the Society should
identify those areas where standardised data sets could be established
(eg, medicines use review) and propose the content of those data sets.
The Society would also identify the
minimum professional standards that would be expected from those operating
an IT system.
It would develop a case for pharmacists, particularly community pharmacists,
having access to patient information and it would encourage the Department
of Health, doctors’ groups and patient groups to support its case.
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