The pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, medicines, prescribing and prescription forms, NHS charges and exemptions, local pharmaceutical services (LPS) pilots and local pharmaceutical budgets.
Published: 3 April 2008
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.
Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) are responsible for securing NHS pharmaceutical services in their area. This section contains guidance on the NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005, the contractual framework for community pharmacy, and Local Pharmaceutical Services (LPS) contracts.
Supporting the UK pharmaceutical and medical devices industry and providing a channel for communication between the Government and the industry.
Ensuring the NHS has access to good quality branded medicines at reasonable prices, and promoting a healthy, competitive pharmaceutical industry.
Long-term arrangements for the reimbursement of medicines marketed without a brand name.
Guidance on discontinuing medicines, including who should be notified and consulted and best practice on medicines with limited supply.
Prescription forms, charges and exemptions, prescribing software, and roles and responsibilities in the prescription system.
Helping PCTs earmark a realistic amount of their unified allocation for primary care prescribing by GPs and nurses.
A resource for pharmacists, PCTs, NHS Trusts and public health organisations to help maximise the contribution of pharmacists, their staff and the premises in which they work to improve health and reduce inequalities.
Educational resources by PharmacyHealthLink in association with DH to help pharmacy staff give general health advice and more in-depth discussions for healthy lifestyle interventions.