PSNC presses for more nationally agreed services
Work is continuing at the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee to try to make the Department of Health agree to three more advanced pharmacy services that all accredited community pharmacists can provide if they wish.
Last week’s monthly PSNC meeting saw its service development subcommittee
working on specifications for minor ailments, emergency hormonal contraception
and chlamydia screening services at the advanced level.
“The next step is to discuss these with the DoH,” said PSNC
head of professional development and local pharmaceutical committee services
Mike King.
Work is also taking place to develop specifications for a seasonal influenza
vaccination service at the enhanced level and a weight management service
at the advanced level.
Elections Dhiren Bhatt has been elected vice-chairman
of the PSNC. Steven Williams and Ash Soni were re-elected as chairmen
of the funding and contract subcommittee
and the service development subcommittee, respectively. Mark Collins was elected
chairman of the LPC and implementation support subcommittee and Andy Murdock
was elected chairman of the resource development and finance subcommittee. |
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