Sheffield LPC
Resources
Download a IT Troubling-Shooting Guide for Sheffield Pharmacies
We have pre-populated an EPS IT trouble-shooting guide prepared by Connecting for Health. It has specific contacts for NHS Sheffield and would be a useful addition to your SOPs, locum guide and/or notice board.
Download a copy of the InCheck Dial Guidance
NHS Sheffield has published revised guidance for the use of the InCheck Dial. This might be useful when reviewing inhaler technique as part of an MUR.
Download a template form to notify NHS Sheffield of public holiday opening times for 2011-12
Notification Form here in PDF format or MS Word format (to edit)
Download a copy of the Sheffield Medicines Assessment Form which has the support of the LPC
Any support provided to patients to aid treatment adherence should include a prior assessment of their needs. This form is intended to help make an informed decision, enabling the provision of the most appropriate support for the patient. The form can be used within a number of care settings, in primary care, secondary care or by social services. It can also be used by pharmacists to determine if a reasonable adjustment is required under the Disability Discrimination Act (1995).
Download a template Business Continuity Plan
Community pharmacies should have business/service continuity plans in place. The LPC has prepared a template business continuity plan, which has been adapted to the Sheffield LPC/NHS Sheffield area. Thanks to Rotherham LPC for sharing their original plan with us.
Branded Medicines Supply Issues
Over the past year, there has been a substantial increase in the number of problems obtaining certain branded medicines. At the heart of the problem are changes in the European import and export market. Price differentials for branded medicines in Europe have reduced the availability of parallel imported products and increased the demand for UK medicines both from UK pharmacies and internationally. The problem has been compounded by key branded medicine manufacturers choosing to limit their supplies to the UK market.
Although most manufacturers have put in place contingency supply arrangements, these normally require products to be shipped directly from the manufacturer, increasing the length of time taken to obtain medicines. In some cases, medicines will only be released by the manufacturer where a prescription (with patient identifiable information removed) is faxed to the manufacturer. This means that it may not be possible to keep products in stock and it may only be possible to initiate the order process once a prescription has been received.
