Services Database Specialist Medicines Service (Palliative Care Medicines) (BSW area)
Service ID
10926
Description
3.3.1 This service is aimed at the supply of specialist “urgent medicines”, some of which may not be standard stock for community pharmacies, during normal and Bank Holiday working hours.
3.3.2 The pharmacy contractor will stock a locally agreed range and minimum stock level of “urgent” medicines (See ‘Urgent Meds Stock list’ in Appendix 1 below) and will make a commitment to enable prompt access to these medicines during normal working hours.
3.3.3 The pharmacy will provide information and advice to the user, carer and clinician. They may also signpost to specialist centres e.g. local hospices, support groups or other health and social care professionals where appropriate.
3.3.4 The pharmacy will inform the ICB promptly if there are significant supply issues in obtaining any of the medicines on the urgent medicines list.
Location of service
Avon LPC
Commissioner
ICB
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: 01/10/2011
End date:
Status
Ongoing
Training
The pharmacist will maintain their competency in the area of palliative care medicines – this may include utilising the Learning at Lunch scenarios from CPPE and undertaking the CPPE session on palliative care drugs.
