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Pharmacy resources

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Useful pharmacy documents

Pharmacy in England: building on strengths - delivering the future (PDF, 1.3MB)
This White Paper sets out a vision for building on the strengths of pharmacy, using that capacity and capability to deliver further improvements in pharmaceutical services over the coming years as part of an overall strategy to ensure safe, effective, fairer and more personalised patient care. (April 2008)

A pharmacists brief guide to General Medical Practices (PDF, 135KB)
Published by the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), this guide is designed to give community pharmacists a flavour of how a GP practice works and how best to collaborate and develop relationships with GP practices.(January 2008)

Principles on the Disposal of Pharmaceuticals used within Community Health Services (PDF, 262KB)
Defines the principles which must be considered when removing or disposing of pharmaceuticals that are no longer required used within Community Health Services settings, ensuring compliance with both current legislation and good practice guidance.

Interim DH guidance on the safer management of controlled drugs, intended to inform and support relevant health and social care professionals, organisations and suppliers of schedule 1, 2 and 3 CDs (October 2007):

Guidance on the destruction of controlled drugs - new role for Accountable Officers (PDF, 50KB)
DH guidance to inform relevant health and social care professionals and organisations about changes to the role of Accountable Officer for controlled drugs which now enable them to authorise people, or groups of people to witness the destruction of controlled drugs. (August 2007)

Getting to grips with Practice Based Commissioning - Realising the potential of community pharmacy (external link)
In May 2007, the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) and the National Prescribing Centre (NPC) ran a joint one-day conference. All the presentations are available to download from the NPC website.

Report of the working party on professional regulation and leadership in pharmacy (PDF, 189Kb)

A report published by the DH identifies the need to have two separate bodies to oversee pharmacy, a General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) and a  Royal College for pharmacy.May 2007

Making Commissioning Effective in the Reformed NHS in England - full report  (PDF, 1.1MB)
Research conducted by primary care policy experts from the Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) at The University of Birmingham and The King's Fund to identify the components of effective pharmacy commissioning. Also available as an executive briefing (PDF, 531KB). December 2006

Pharmacy support for community health services toolkit  (external link)
The aim of this toolkit, from the Primary and Community Care Pharmacy Network, is to help providers and commissioners to understand the need for pharmacy support for provider services that involve the use of medicines. December 2006

Scoping the profession: mapping support for the pharmacy profession in Great Britain  (PDF, 96KB)
A report published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain which says that pharmacists have developed strong networks of support groups. June 2006

Guidelines on the approval of educational programmes in pharmacy  (external link)
This document from the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association includes information on the purpose of approval, responsibilities for the approval process, approval criteria, process of approval, charges and an application form for approval of an education programme. 2006