Scottish community pharmacists get remuneration update
Pharmacy contractors in Scotland will be sent a financial framework document this week by Community Pharmacy Scotland setting out how remuneration in 2007–08 will be structured.
The document is an updated version of the financial framework published
by CPS in April 2006. Since remuneration was negotiated then as a two-year
deal, the new document explains how the existing payment structure will
be tweaked rather than announces any big changes.
Remuneration in 2006–07 came from two pots: one comprised the core
transitional payments, and the second comprised payments for the minor
ailments service, public health service and new infrastructure. For 2007–08
a third pot will be created containing the new
contract preparation payments (PJ, 9 June, p663). These payments will be phased in over the year to
cover preparations for the acute medication service and chronic medication
service (CMS). Payments from the first and second pots will be increased
by 2 per cent to reflect inflation.
Details of the CMS are still being negotiated. However, the document
gives further hints about how the CMS might be structured. It states: “The
specification now covers service delivery in two care settings, firstly
for patients who live in the community and are able to attend their CMS
pharmacy or who are housebound but have care support; and secondly for
patients who are resident in care home settings where their health care
requirements are supported or arranged by the homes’ managers or
administration.”
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