FoI No: 536 received 19 May 2016 – 1. Most current Annual Report 2. Most current organisation Business Plan FoI No: 537 received 20 May 2016 The contact details of the Procurement – Officer or Medicines Management Pharmacist responsible for the The contact details of the Procurement evaluation of blood glucose testing Officer or Medicines Management strips. Pharmacist responsible for the evaluation of blood glucose testing strips. No one person is responsible for the evaluation. The Diabetes The contact details of the GP Diabetic Lead Formulary (which includes BGTS) is for the evaluation of blood glucose testing reviewed by stakeholders and endorsed by strips. the Area Prescribing Committee and the Barnsley Diabetes Local service Advisory The contact details of the Lead Diabetic Group. The ongoing review is being led by Nurse for the evaluation of blood glucose CCG Medicines Management Team and testing. Chris Lawson Head of Medicines – Optimisation. Please confirm if the CCG follows any guidance for the standardisation and The contact details of the GP Diabetic guidance for Blood glucose strips from an Lead for the evaluation of blood independent body e.g. LPP, GMMMG…. glucose testing strips. Please confirm which strips are currently There is not one GP leading on the recommended on the CCG formulary evaluation of BGTS. A number of as GP’s key stakeholders have been consulted and Please provide the current standardisation also are members of the two GP’s guidelines for blood glucose meters and Committees which would endorse the testing strips. Diabetes Formulary , as explained in answer Q2 Please can you confirm or deny whether the CCG currently has rebates for ANY The contact details of the Lead blood glucose strips and if so, which ones Diabetic Nurse for the evaluation of are these? blood glucose testing. There is not one Diabetic Nurse leading on the evaluation of BGTS. All local diabetes nurses, as key stakeholders have been consulted and also some specialist nurses are members of the Barnsley Local Diabetes Service Advisory Group which would endorse the Diabetes Formulary , as explained in answer Q2 Please confirm if the CCG follows any guidance for the standardisation and guidance for Blood glucose strips from an independent body e.g. LPP, GMMMG….
FoI No: 536 – received 19 May 2016 1. Most current Annual Report 2. Most current organisation Business Plan FoI No: 537 – received 20 May 2016 The contact details of the Procurement Officer or Medicines Management Pharmacist responsible for the evaluation of blood glucose testing strips. The contact details of the GP Diabetic Lead for the evaluation of blood glucose testing strips. The contact details of the Lead Diabetic Nurse for the evaluation of blood glucose testing. Please confirm if the CCG follows any guidance for the standardisation and guidance for Blood glucose strips from an independent body e.g. LPP, GMMMG…. Please confirm which strips are currently recommended on the CCG formulary Please provide the current standardisation guidelines for blood glucose meters and testing strips. Please can you confirm or deny whether the CCG currently has rebates for ANY blood glucose strips and if so, which ones are these? The contact details of the Procurement Officer or Medicines Management Pharmacist responsible for the evaluation of blood glucose testing strips. No one person is responsible for the evaluation. The Diabetes Formulary (which includes BGTS) is reviewed by stakeholders and endorsed by the Area Prescribing Committee and the Barnsley Diabetes Local service Advisory Group. The ongoing review is being led by CCG Medicines Management Team and Chris Lawson – Head of Medicines Optimisation. The contact details of the GP Diabetic Lead for the evaluation of blood glucose testing strips. There is not one GP leading on the evaluation of BGTS. A number of GP’s as key stakeholders have been consulted and also GP’s are members of the two Committees which would endorse the Diabetes Formulary , as explained in answer Q2 The contact details of the Lead Diabetic Nurse for the evaluation of blood glucose testing. There is not one Diabetic Nurse leading on the evaluation of BGTS. All local diabetes nurses, as key stakeholders have been consulted and also some specialist nurses are members of the Barnsley Local Diabetes Service Advisory Group which would endorse the Diabetes Formulary , as explained in answer Q2 Please confirm if the CCG follows any guidance for the standardisation and guidance for Blood glucose strips from an independent body e.g. LPP, GMMMG….
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