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Patient Group Direction use in virtual ward services
28 March 2023
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Considerations required before implementing Patient Group Direction (PGDs) in virtual ward services
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SPS Virtual Wards Conference: Opportunities for Pharmacy
21 September 2022
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A short conference to support pharmacy services contributing to the development and delivery of virtual wards
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Mental Health: the long-term plan and examples from the ICS
14 September 2022
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Share ideas and good practice of Integrated Care System (ICS) community transformation to grow and maintain mental health pharmacy services.
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When Patient Group Directions are not required
29 June 2022
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Guidance on when PGDs should not be used and advice on alternative mechanisms for supply and administration of medicines
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Worked example of assessing the risk of transcribing
22 February 2022
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Example where medicines are prescribed by both the patient’s GP and specialist clinicians, and are administered in a patient’s home.
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Transcribing in the patient's home with healthcare input
22 February 2022
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Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in the patient's home with healthcare input
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Non-acute settings with healthcare input and transcribing
22 February 2022
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Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in non-acute settings with healthcare input
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Semi-acute settings and transcribing
22 February 2022
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Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in semi-acute settings
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Risk assessing transcribing for administration
22 February 2022
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Various factors affect the risks associated with using transcribing for medicines administration.
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Alternatives to transcribing for medicines administration
22 February 2022
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Transcribing is not the preferred option for medicines administration and the alternatives should be considered before committing to transcribing.
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