Contract updates circulated in Scotland
Community pharmacists in Scotland will this week receive two updates on their new contract: one from the Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council and the other an NHS circular.
In its newsletter, the SPGC states that the minor ailment service is
going well, with 0.6 million patients registered at the end of 2006.
During October, the top items prescribed were paracetamol, ibuprofen
and simple linctus. It adds that revised patient leaflets and posters
about MAS will be distributed to pharmacies shortly. On the public health
service, the SPGC says it has taken longer than expected to implement
the second tier of the service but that it is hopeful a company has now
been found to provide the display materials.
The NHS circular states that current remuneration arrangements will continue
during 2007–08 and that the details of this should be finalised
with the SPGC before the end of March. In addition, contractors are expected
to receive new funding to prepare for the acute medication service and
chronic medication service.
Late March or early April will see two NHS workshops: one on the pharmaceutical
care services planning tool (replacing control of entry) and the other
for pharmacy champions.
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