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Patient Group Direction use in virtual ward services

28 March 2023Considerations required before implementing Patient Group Direction (PGDs) in virtual ward services

SPS Virtual Wards Conference: Opportunities for Pharmacy

21 September 2022A short conference to support pharmacy services contributing to the development and delivery of virtual wards

Mental Health: the long-term plan and examples from the ICS

14 September 2022Share ideas and good practice of Integrated Care System (ICS) community transformation to grow and maintain mental health pharmacy services.

When Patient Group Directions are not required

29 June 2022Guidance on when PGDs should not be used and advice on alternative mechanisms for supply and administration of medicines

Worked example of assessing the risk of transcribing

22 February 2022Example where medicines are prescribed by both the patient’s GP and specialist clinicians, and are administered in a patient’s home.

Transcribing in the patient's home with healthcare input

22 February 2022Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in the patient's home with healthcare input

Non-acute settings with healthcare input and transcribing

22 February 2022Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in non-acute settings with healthcare input

Semi-acute settings and transcribing

22 February 2022Consideration needs to be given to the risk factors particularly associated with transcribing in semi-acute settings

Risk assessing transcribing for administration

22 February 2022Various factors affect the risks associated with using transcribing for medicines administration.

Alternatives to transcribing for medicines administration

22 February 2022Transcribing is not the preferred option for medicines administration and the alternatives should be considered before committing to transcribing.

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