NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. NHS employers and the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) have agreed changes to the QOF for 2009/10. The changes will reward practices for delivering a range of new services for […]
Category Archives: Medicines management
NPC Archive Item: Department of Health consultation on draft guidance for NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Department of Health. Draft guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care — a consultation This draft guidance constitutes part of the government’s response to […]
NPC Archive Item: New guidance launched to improve patient care in general practice
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Introduction At the beginning of October the NPSA launched new guidance for general practice teams enabling them to learn from both positive and negative significant events. This includes such […]
NPC Archive Item: NPC Podcast – 8th October 2008
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Carl Dawood talks to Wendy Clyne, Assistant Director of the Medicines Partnership Programme at NPC+, and Alison Blenkinsopp, Professor of the Practice of Pharmacy at Keele University, about the […]
NPC Archive Item: Frequency of and risk factors for preventable medication-related hospital admissions
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine looked at the frequency of medication-related hospital admissions and the risk factors for those that are potentially preventable. Although there […]
NPC Archive Item: The Healthcare Commission’s Survey of Users of Mental Health Services 2008
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. What is the background to this? The Healthcare Commission’s survey of users of mental health services 2008 has now been published This is the 5th survey of its kind […]
NPC Archive Item: Are Patient Group Directions (PGDs) the Safest Route for your Service?
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Introduction Patient Group Directions (PGDs) take a significant amount of time and resource to develop and implement1. The PGD website has recently written a guidance tool to help you […]
NPC Archive Item: NICE Guideline: Medicines concordance and adherence: involving adults and carers in decisions about prescribed medicines (Draft for consultation)
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. What is the background to this? More and more people are being prescribed an increasing amount of medication. The NICE draft guideline on medicines concordance and adherence: involving adults […]
NPC Archive Item: NPC Podcast – 7th August 2008
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. The NPC’s Director of Medicines Management, Richard Seal, takes a look back at developments within medicines management over the last 7 years. [podcast]http://www.npc.nhs.uk/podcast/mmaug08.mp3[/podcast] Subscribe to the NPC podcast via […]
NPC Archive Item: Further confirmation on the scale of drug-related incidents in hospitals
NOTE – This is an archive post from the NPC and has not been updated since first publication. Therefore, some hyperlinks may no longer be working. Updated: 29th July 2008 The incidence and nature of in-hospital adverse events: a systematic review. What is the background to this? Although there are many studies that have looked […]