Services Database Palliative Care Emergency Medicines Service (Wirral Area)

Service ID

44248

Description

The purpose of this service is to improve access to essential palliative care medicines, to ensure continuity of supply, and to support patients, carers and healthcare professionals by providing them with information, advice and signposting, where appropriate.

Location of service

Cheshire & Wirral LPC

Commissioner

Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

Method of commissioning

Source of funding

Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)

Service type

On demand availability of specialist drugs (palliative care)

Other organisations involved

Dates

Start date: 01/04/2015
End date:

Status

Ongoing

Training

Not known.

Comments

This service is available in the Wirral area only.