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. Published in January 2009 by the Department of Health, Transforming community services and world class commissioning: resource pack for commissioners of community services sets out basic principles for commissioning […]
Category Archives: Medicines management
NPC Archive Item: January Drug Safety Update from MHRA/CHM
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 Drug Safety Update is an NHS Evidence accredited provider 29th January 2009 Introduction The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) […]
NPC Archive Item: Pharmaceutical Needs Assessments (PNAs) as part of world class commissioning
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 Pharmaceutical needs assessments (PNAs) are a key tool in the process of achieving high quality, accessible services, responsive to local needs. NHS Employers has developed new guidance for […]
NPC Archive Item: The Patients Association’s Report – Community Pharmacist here to Help
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 The Patients Association is a national charity that acts as a champion for all patient groups. It gives patients the opportunity to raise concerns and share their healthcare […]
NPC Archive Item: Changes to the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) for 2009/10
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 […]
NPC Archive Item: Department of Health consultation on draft guidance for NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care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 Draft guidance on NHS patients who wish to pay for additional private care — a consultation This draft guidance constitutes part of the government’s response to […]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 […]