Medicines Management
Issue no 2, p6
March/April 2002

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Medicines management practice guide launched for NHS

A good practice guide to medicines management has been produced by the National Prescribing Centre (NPC), with support from the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre (NPCRDC).

The resource is intended to stimulate more proactive NHS involvement in the development of effective local medicines management services, according to Clive Jackson from the NPC, Liverpool.

The guide consists of a two-book resource pack and will be of value to professionals and managers from primary care trusts, GP practices and hospitals, throughout the NHS.

Book 1 is a concise overview of medicines management, aimed primarily at senior NHS managers and professionals. Book 2 is a more detailed reference source.

Book 2 will be of particular value to those who have direct responsibilities for developing and delivering effective medicines management services for patients, in line with “Pharmacy in the Future” targets.

The Guide is called Modernising Medicines Management: A guide to achieving benefits for patients, professionals and the NHS, and is being launched during the week of 15 April.

In addition, the full guide will be accessible from both the NPC and NPCRDC websites. Please visit either:

www.npc.co.uk or www.npcrdc.man.ac.uk.