Patient choice is available at the moment What is it that Pharmacy needs to do that it isn’t already doing? Need to make clear pharmacy is not the rate limiting step in the process not – receiving Rx or supply issues are not pharmacy issues. Highlight the possible consequences Distance selling pharmacies Are distance selling pharmacies remunerated differently? PSNC majority want 2 tier system – High St care pharmacies able to TF to include – – complete MURs, patient interaction in the etc. consultation DSP bare just dispensing. response. – – Opposed to unfair remuneration DSP receives. Eg Don’t receive returned medicines essential service stated in – the contract. The LPC felt that pharmacies should be held to the requirements of their contract and expected to provide all the services they were contracted to provide rather than to provide lower funding for an inferior service. Quality and services How do we ensure remuneration of quality not just services? How do you demonstrate quality? Tick box not good enough. Lots of regulations in place to pick up failures CPAF etc, regulating body. Too – much paperwork to prove you can do something you then don’t have time to do. Emergency Supply repeat med Want read write access to patient records. LUNCH Tony and Chris arrived for lunch 39. Welcome and Tony and Chris are working on lots of introduction to strategies and projects at present.
Patient choice is available at the moment What is it that Pharmacy needs to do that it isn’t already doing? Need to make clear pharmacy is not the rate limiting step in the process – not receiving Rx or supply issues are not pharmacy issues. Highlight the possible consequences Distance selling pharmacies Are distance selling pharmacies remunerated differently? PSNC majority want 2 tier system – High St – care pharmacies – able to complete MURs, patient interaction etc. DSP – bare – just dispensing. Opposed to unfair remuneration DSP receives. Eg Don’t receive returned medicines – essential service stated in the contract. The LPC felt that pharmacies should be held to the requirements of their contract and expected to provide all the services they were contracted to provide rather than to provide lower funding for an inferior service. Quality and services How do we ensure remuneration of quality not just services? How do you demonstrate quality? Tick box not good enough. Lots of regulations in place to pick up failures – CPAF etc, regulating body. Too much paperwork to prove you can do something you then don’t have time to do. Emergency Supply repeat med Want read write access to patient records. TF to include in the consultation response. LUNCH Tony and Chris arrived for lunch 39. Welcome and introduction to Tony and Chris are working on lots of strategies and projects at present.