Services Database Supporting the Public’s Health Literacy by Delivering Support Through Community Pharmacies Pilot (Stoke-On-Trent Area)
Service ID
100058
Description
The purpose of this pilot project is to offer people with limited mobility, or who are housebound, and are in receipt of regular deliveries of prescription medicines from their local pharmacy, the opportunity to support medicines management with information and advice about medication regimen and other support information in the context of health literacy.
This service is delivered by pharmacy technicians.
Location of service
North Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent LPC
Commissioner
Local Authority (LA)
Method of commissioning
Local Authority contract
Source of funding
Local Authority (LA)
Service type
Health Literacy
Other organisations involved
Dates
Start date: 15/06/2014
End date: 30/09/2014
Status
Completed
Training
Attend training, developed by Stoke-on-Trent council to raising awareness of health literacy needs to dispensing and counter staff from participating pharmacies.
Comments
This service is available in the Stoke-On-Trent area only.
