Services Database Palliative Care Emergency Medicines Service (Wirral Area)
Service ID
44248
Description
To provide immediate and consistent access in Wirral for patients and healthcare professionals to
palliative care medicines when they are required within contracted pharmacy opening hours.
To guarantee continuous availability of stock on the palliative care emergency medicines list from
named pharmacies for patients, patient representatives and healthcare professionals who require
immediate / urgent access to palliative care medicines.
Location of service
Cheshire & Wirral 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: 01/04/2015
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
Not known.
