Tagged: QIPP
The Quarter, quarter 3 2011/12
David Flory’s report for the third quarter October to December 2011/12 provides a summary of the NHS financial position and performance against the national priorities set out in the NHS … Read more → – The Quarter, quarter 3 2011/12
Key therapeutic topics – medicines management options for local implementation
In February 2012, the National Prescribing Centre (NPC) published the latest update to their document ‘Key Therapeutic Topics – Medicines management options for local implementation‘. This provides practical guidance on … Read more → – Key therapeutic topics – medicines management options for local implementation
New set of prescribing comparators developed
To help the NHS monitor prescribing of the key therapeutic topics, the NPC, NHS Information Centre and NHS Prescription Services of the NHS Business Services Authority have developed a set … Read more → – New set of prescribing comparators developed
Top tips for mental health use efficiency schemes
A collaboration of mental health chief pharmacists have produced a top tips document of mental health use efficiency schemes. Such schemes cover clinical areas including anti-psychotic prescribing in dementia, monitoring … Read more → – Top tips for mental health use efficiency schemes
Refreshed checklist of efficiency measures for more cost effective prescribing
The Department has produced an updated provider checklist of 50 efficiency measures to help NHS Trusts, SHAs and PCTs to deliver safer, more cost effective prescribing. Provider checklist of 50 … Read more → – Refreshed checklist of efficiency measures for more cost effective prescribing
Medicines guidance produced for CCGs
Clinical Commissioning Group guidance NPC has published the guide ‘An organisational competency framework to ensure the effective delivery of your medicines management functions and responsibilities – A guide for Commissioning … Read more → – Medicines guidance produced for CCGs
DH sponsored review of the NHS Homecare Medicines in England
The Department published the homecare medicines report ‘Towards a Vision for the Future’ in December 2011. The supply of hospital prescribed medicines direct to patients in their own homes is … Read more → – DH sponsored review of the NHS Homecare Medicines in England
