Services Database Emergency Supply of Medicines 2015-16

The pharmacist at the request of a patient will assess whether there is an urgent need for their medicine, in circumstances where it is impracticable for the patient to obtain a prescription before the next dose is due.

This service follows on from the success of the emergency supply service offered in 2014 and NHS Rotherham CCG (NHS RCCG) has decided to commission the Emergency Supply of Medicines Local Enhanced Service (LES) for all the Bank Holiday periods from 1^st April 2015 to 31^st March 2016.

The LES will run during GP out of hour’s periods i.e. Monday to Thursday 6pm until 8am, Friday to Monday (weekend) from 6 pm to 8am and Bank Holidays. The table below summarises the dates and times the LES is active for;

Bank holiday period	Service starts (6pm)	Service ends (8am)
Easter 2015	Thursday 2nd April 2015	Tuesday 7th April 2015
Early May bank holiday	Friday 1st May 2015	Tuesday 5th May 2015
Spring bank holiday	Friday 22nd May 2015	Tuesday 16th May 2015
Late summer bank holiday	Friday 28th August 2015	Tuesday 1st September 2015
Christmas Day & Boxing Day (including substitute day)	Thursday 24th December 2015	Tuesday 29th December 2015
New Year's Day	Thursday 31st December 2015	Monday 4th January 2016
Easter 2016	Thursday 24th March 2016	Tuesday 29th March 2016

The service specification remains unchanged except that pharmacists may now only supply up to seven (7) day’s of medicines to patients who meet the requirements of the emergency supply rules. Please see the Emergency Supply Service 2014-15 (Service ID 19864) listed under Rotherham LPC on the Services Database for a copy of the service specification and associated documents.

Please note, this service has now finished.

The community pharmacy contractor had a duty to ensure that pharmacists involved in the provision of the service had relevant knowledge and were appropriately trained in the operation of the service.