CPS manifesto calls for pharmacist access to electronic records
Community Pharmacy Scotland is lobbying politicians with the aim of obtaining
access for community pharmacists to electronic patient records.
The call is made in the new CPS manifesto launched this week, which sets
out the organisation’s vision for the future of community pharmacy,
and which has been sent to politicians and policy makers.
On patient records, the manifesto states: “CPS maintains that the
ability to make better use of community pharmacists’ key skills,
to make valuable contribution to the management of chronic disease and
to ensure effective pharmacist independent prescribing, is dependent
on community pharmacists having access to appropriate parts of the electronic
patient record.”
Martin Green, CPS chairman, added: “We believe our members need
to have as much information on patients as possible with regard to their
medication in the interests of safety. We regard appropriate access to
electronic patient records as essential.”
The manifesto seeks political support in eight areas: new clinical roles
for community pharmacists; pharmacist independent prescribing; access
to electronic patient records; pharmacists’ public health role;
community pharmacist representation in policy development; pharmacy involvement
in development of unscheduled care services; investment in premises,
technology and training; and maintenance of the viability of the medicines
distribution network.
On public health, CPS wants smoking cessation and emergency hormonal
contraception services to be part of the national pharmacy contract.
And on medicines distribution it says: “CPS asks that politicians
and NHS policy makers support the principle of manufacturers’ medicines
being available to all Scottish and indeed UK wholesalers. CPS believes
that the continued viability of the wholesaler networks is vital to the
continuity of patient care in Scotland.”
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