Pharmacy Community Care Liaison Group

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PHARMACY COMMUNITY CARE LIAISON GROUP

The Pharmacy Community Care Liaison Group was established in 1990 to advise Regional Pharmaceutical Officers on Community Care and interface issues. The appointed members include experienced pharmacy practitioners from a variety of backgrounds including community, academia, hospital, health authority, mental health and NHS Executive. Following the NHS restructuring, the Group now has links with the RPSGB and Department of Health.

The group's objectives are:

  • To devise and promulgate a strategic framework to enable pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of people in the community
  • To produce information to help professionals develop their own local policy
  • To support the charge management process in the move towards primary care has continued to meet and advise the Regional Pharmaceutical Advisors

Papers prepared

A series of papers have been produced, and are circulated to a wide range of interested organisations.

Date

Topic

Requested/initiated by

February 1993

Pharmaceutical care of individuals: assessment, care management and discharge planning
Now (1999) out-of-date.

Members of the Group

June 1993

Pharmaceutical care in the community: aspects relating to nursing and residential homes
Now (1999) out-of-date.

Members of the Group

February 1994

Guidelines for effective pharmaceutical advice on prescribing matters at FHSA level
Now (1998) out-of-date.

Members of the Group

February 1994

FHSA pharmaceutical advisers: advice provided on non-prescribing matters
Now (1998) out-of-date.

FHSA advisers Group

February 1994

Hospital pharmacists and community care: the future role of pharmacists providing community based services within provider units
Now (1998) out-of-date.

Members of the Group

July 1994

Supporting carers: a role for pharmacists

DoH/Members of the Group

July 1994

Pharmaceutical services in the community: developing a framework for the implementation of local pharmacist contracts
Now (1999) out-of-date.

Regional Pharmaceutical Advisers Group

December 1994

FHSA (94)59: Local pharmacy budgets: provision of advice to nursing homes

Now out-of-date.

Joint short paper with Community Services Pharmacists' Group

March 1995

The extended role of the community pharmacist: a guide to setting up a new community pharmacy service
Now (1999) out-of-date.

Regional Pharmaceutical Advisers Group

March 1995

Nurse administration of medicines: delegation of duties in residential and nursing homes
Now out-of-date.

DoH for SPAC/SNAC

November 1995

Patient Information on medicines

Members of the Group

August 1996

Medicines in Schools Statement

Members of the Group

March 1997

Pharmacy Inspection of Nursing Homes

Members of the Group

February 1999

Support for people with learning disabilities

Members of the Group

March 1999

Nurse prescribing - a briefing for pharmacists

Beth Taylor

The most recent papers are available at this site. Earlier papers can be obtained by contacting the Secretary, Beth Taylor (0171 771 5284) or the Chairman, Jean Curtis (01707 365027).

UNDER DISCUSSION

Status

Subject

Main contact

On-going

Nurse prescribing - a briefing for pharmacists
See above

Beth Taylor

Dates of next meetings;-

18.11.99, January 2000.

All Thursdays unless stated, 10.30am, South West Regional Office, 40, Eastbourne Terrace, London



These pages are maintained by:

Stephen Bazire
Pharmacy Services Director
Hellesdon Hospital
Norwich NR6 5BE
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