News summary
PCTs
see growing role for medicines management Prescribing
advisers in primary care trusts say that they hope to begin using medicines
management more widely in the battle to contain rising pressures on prescribing
budgets...[more]
Local ethics committees
approve majority of PSNC-led pilots Eight of the nine
pilot sites taking part in the Community Pharmacy Medicines Management
Project have received approval from their local research ethics committees
(LREC) and will soon be recruiting their first patients...[more]
Second wave pilots ready for launch Pharmacists
from the 40 pilot sites selected as part of the second wave of collaborative
medicines management schemes are ready to begin the first learning workshops
and decide where the focus of their work will lie...[more]
Wales Pharmacists are being employed
directly to work with GP practices to review repeat prescribing in a scheme
in North Wales...[more]
GP calls for extended pharmacist role in medication
reviews A leading GP has called for pharmacists to play a much
more active role in medication reviews of complex drug regimens, saying
that current practices degrade the role of the pharmacist and waste GPs'
time...[more]
PSNC website launched Members of the
public, community pharmacists and GPs involved in the Community Pharmacy
Medicines Management Project led by the PSNC can access up to date reports
of progress and information about the trial at a new website...[more]
First-wave experience 'positive' Prescribing
advisers from first-wave medicines management collaborative pilot sites
say that their positive experiences are beginning to seep through to PCTs...[more]
Flying pharmacist scheme aims to manage medicines
in over-75s Poole and North Central PCT is setting up a flying
pharmacist scheme to help patients who have difficulties with their medicines
once discharged from hospital...[more]
PCT to pay community pharmacists to help review
older patients' medication PCTs are beginning to pay community
pharmacists to provide medicines management support to GPs outside the
collaborative first and second wave pilots...[more]
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)...[more]
Pharmaceutical care support system wins IT award
Primary Care Pharmacy Ltd in Tamworth, Staffordshire, has won
third place in the best use of IT in any health care sector category of
the 2002 Healthcare Information Technology Effectiveness awards...[more]
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