The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7433 p5
6 January 2007

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Proposals wanted for information prescription pilots

Proposals for pilots to test the provision of information prescriptions are being sought by the Department of Health.

The DoH wants information prescriptions to be given out by health and social care professionals to provide relevant, timely and trustworthy information to users of their services. Ahead of the national roll-out in 2008, the DoH is funding 10 pilot projects and has invited applications for a further 10, with funding of around £80,000 for each.

The pilots will run for 10 months from mid-February, to try to develop a systematic approach to information prescriptions which ensures that anyone with a long-term condition or social care need can access information for their well-being, health and care.

Further details of how to submit a proposal to pilot information prescriptions are available from the DoH website