Services Database Just In Case Boxes
Service ID
241762
Description
Aims and objectives of service
The aim of this service is to improve access to these palliative care medicines for end-of-life
anticipatory prescribing for people in the last few months/ weeks of their lives.
The Contractor will provide a locally agreed range of specialist medicines and pack them into
the Just in Case Box with appropriate labelling and explanatory paperwork and make it
available to the patient on receipt of a completed FP10 prescription annotated ‘FOR JUST IN
CASE BOX’.
A Just in Case Bag will be issued for patients residing in care homes, where medications are
stored in locked controlled drugs cupboard. In the patient’s own home, a Just in Case box as
requested by their GP and will be stored in a safe place within the home. The pharmacist will
decide whether a bag or a box is required depending on where the person lives.
The Contractor will provide information and advice to the user, carer and clinician.
They may also signpost to specialist centres, support groups or other health and social care
professionals where appropriate.
Location of service
Gloucestershire LPC
Commissioner
ICB
Method of commissioning
Source of funding
Service type
On demand availability of specialist drugs (palliative care)
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date:
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
Not known.