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Pharmaceutical Care Services Contract. Dorothy Findlay Pharmacist NHS Lanarkshire – Primary Care April 2012. New Pharmaceutical Care Services Contract. Minor Ailment Service (e-MAS) July 06 Public Health Service (PHS) July 07 Additional PH Services Aug/Dec 08
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Pharmaceutical Care Services Contract Dorothy Findlay Pharmacist NHS Lanarkshire – Primary Care April 2012
New Pharmaceutical Care Services Contract • Minor Ailment Service (e-MAS) July 06 • Public Health Service (PHS) July 07 • Additional PH Services Aug/Dec 08 • Acute Medication Service (e-AMS) ongoing • Chronic Medication Service (e-CMS) May 10
Minor Ailments Service Service is for patients who Are registered with a GP in Scotland Did not previously pay for prescriptions Do not live in a nursing home or residential care home
Minor Ailments Service Patients registers with pharmacy Patient presents at pharmacy Pharmacist offers NHS Prescription& advice Advice only Referral to other practitioner Patient counselled
MAS Statistics • NHS Lanarkshire 100,315 Registrations /month • 17,835 Rxs per month • Some will be new NHS activity • Some will be activity redirected from GP surgery
e-Minor Ailments Service • Main indications by BNF Chapter • Allergies • Cold Sores • Coughs • Analgesics • Dermatology • Average cost £2.06 • Total cost £478,548 (0.39%)
Some Changes to MAS • NRT – not prescribable VIA THIS SERVICE since 01/07/07 • “Chronic” Minor Ailment prescribing • e.g. Hay Fever • Allowed ( professional discretion)
Public Health Service • Health improvement • 4 x 6/52 campaigns each year • Agreed between CPS and SGHD • Bowel Screening • Seasonal Flu • NHS24 Be Ready for Winter • Stroke Awareness
New PH Services • Smoking cessation Aug 08 • Emergency contraception Dec 08 • Chlamydia Dec 08 • Training provided for all pharmacists
Smoking Cessation • Minimum dataset completion • CO meters • Smoking cessation facilitators – additional training – close liaison • Successes very valuable
Sexual Health Services • Emergency contraception & Chlamydia testing and treatment Dec 08 • EHC- 76,635 items Scotland • (Apr 10- Mar 11) • Chlamydia testing kits supplied from pharmacies & patient posts back to labs. Labs contact patient with result
Acute Medication Service GP produces bar-coded Rx (hard copy) E-message also sent to e-store Patients presents Rx in pharmacy Pharmacy scans bar code which downloads e-message Rx dispensed Pharmacist confirms dispensing – e-message sent to PSD No change in clinical practice More efficient ( in time) More data & quicker data about Rx/dispensing processes
Chronic Medication ServiceLong Term Conditions • GP authorisation • Patient registers with pharmacy • Patient will have an electronic pharmacy based PMR & care plan • Structured discussion with patient re compliance, how best to take meds, ADRs etc • e-communication with GP practice • Serial prescribing/dispensing • 3 way partnership
£5 £41 £36
£31 £59