Appendix C- RMOC Membership of Reference General The four RMOCs - in London, the South, the North, and in the Midlands and East of England - will operate as a single, strategic medicines optimisation system for England. Each RMOC serves the whole country by improving the safe and effective use of medicines, and improving cost effectiveness. It does this by supporting the implementation of evidence based advice on the best use of medicines. RMOCs will provide advice and make recommendations on the optimal use of medicines for the benefit of patients and the NHS. They will bring together decision makers and clinicians across the four regions of England, to share best practice, understand the evidence base, coordinate action and so reduce variation thus improving outcomes and value. A set of priorities will be developed to guide RMOC activities, by a Medicines Optimisation Prioritisation Panel. The RMOC network will be overseen by the Medicines Optimisation Oversight Group, and will be supported by the NHS England Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS). Membership Core membership of each RMOC is set out in the schematic (pg 28). The professional secretariat to the RMOCs will be provided by the NHS England Specialist Pharmacy Services (SPS) Medicines Information Service. Individual RMOC members will have a responsibility to: Promote two-way communication between the RMOC and relevant NHS colleagues / organisations. Communicate decisions from the RMOC to NHS organisations in their region for implementation. Undertake work as necessary between meetings. Commit to regular attendance of RMOC meetings to ensure continuity into decision-making. represent their peers (from the role/profession category for which they are appointed) and as such should not bring their local organisational issues to bear on the RMOC discussions. gather views and opinions from their peers (within any confidential arrangements that RMOCs have in place e.g. sharing of papers etc.) must read relevant papers / discussion documents as supplied for the meeting to attendance at the RMOC meeting so that discussions can be informed and as concise as possible, and agreement can be reached. Declare prior to each meeting any outside interests, which might have a bearing on their actions, views and involvement in discussions within the RMOC.
Appendix C- RMOC Membership of Reference General The four RMOCs - in London, the South, the North, and in the Midlands and East of England - will operate as a single, strategic medicines optimisation system for England. Each RMOC serves the whole country by improving the safe and effective use of medicines, and improving cost effectiveness. It does this by supporting the implementation of evidence based advice on the best use of medicines. RMOCs will provide advice and make recommendations on the optimal use of medicines for the benefit of patients and the NHS. They will bring together decision makers and clinicians across the four regions of England, to share best practice, understand the evidence base, coordinate action and so reduce variation thus improving outcomes and value. A set of priorities will be developed to guide RMOC activities, by a Medicines Optimisation Prioritisation Panel. The RMOC network will be overseen by the Medicines Optimisation Oversight Group, and will be supported by the NHS England Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS). Membership Core membership of each RMOC is set out in the schematic (pg 28). The professional secretariat to the RMOCs will be provided by the NHS England Specialist Pharmacy Services (SPS) Medicines Information Service. Individual RMOC members will have a responsibility to: Promote two-way communication between the RMOC and relevant NHS colleagues / organisations. Communicate decisions from the RMOC to NHS organisations in their region for implementation. Undertake work as necessary between meetings. Commit to regular attendance of RMOC meetings to ensure continuity into decision-making. represent their peers (from the role/profession category for which they are appointed) and as such should not bring their local organisational issues to bear on the RMOC discussions. gather views and opinions from their peers (within any confidential arrangements that RMOCs have in place e.g. sharing of papers etc.) must read relevant papers / discussion documents as supplied for the meeting to attendance at the RMOC meeting so that discussions can be informed and as concise as possible, and agreement can be reached. Declare prior to each meeting any outside interests, which might have a bearing on their actions, views and involvement in discussions within the RMOC.