DH sponsored review of the NHS Homecare Medicines in England
The Department published the homecare medicines report ‘Towards a Vision for the Future’ in December 2011. The supply of hospital prescribed medicines direct to patients in their own homes is...
View ArticleMedicines guidance produced for CCGs
Clinical Commissioning Group guidance NPC has published the guide ‘An organisational competency framework to ensure the effective delivery of your medicines management functions and responsibilities –...
View ArticleRefreshed checklist of efficiency measures for more cost effective prescribing
The Department has produced an updated provider checklist of 50 efficiency measures to help NHS Trusts, SHAs and PCTs to deliver safer, more cost effective prescribing. Provider checklist of 50...
View ArticleTop tips for mental health use efficiency schemes
A collaboration of mental health chief pharmacists have produced a top tips document of mental health use efficiency schemes. Such schemes cover clinical areas including anti-psychotic prescribing in...
View ArticleNew set of prescribing comparators developed
To help the NHS monitor prescribing of the key therapeutic topics, the NPC, NHS Information Centre and NHS Prescription Services of the NHS Business Services Authority have developed a set of 14 QIPP...
View ArticleKey therapeutic topics – medicines management options for local implementation
In February 2012, the National Prescribing Centre (NPC) published the latest update to their document ‘Key Therapeutic Topics – Medicines management options for local implementation‘. This provides...
View ArticleThe Quarter, quarter 3 2011/12
David Flory’s report for the third quarter October to December 2011/12 provides a summary of the NHS financial position and performance against the national priorities set out in the NHS Operating...
View ArticleGuidance aims to improve procurement across healthcare system
Guidance aimed at improving procurement across the healthcare system has been published by the Department of Health. ‘NHS procurement: raising our game’ sets out proposed actions for NHS trusts and the...
View ArticleProcurement call for evidence
A call for evidence on how procurement in the NHS can be transformed is issued today. Views and contributions are being sought from the NHS, industry, other government departments, the academic,...
View ArticleThe Quarter, quarter 1 2012/13
David Flory’s quarterly report for Q1 (April to June) 2012/13 provides a summary of the NHS financial position and performance against the national priorities set out in the NHS Operating Framework...
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