Date
3 December 2024Location
Online via WebEx at 13:00-16:00About the event
This event provided an overview of national Health and Justice medicines and pharmacy programmes, including an update on the rollout of access to, and guidance on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices within prisons and secure estates.
The session contained an update on structured medication review (SMR) guidance, polypharmacy, and learning sets for Health and Justice prescribers.
There was a workshop on the planned Electronic Prescribing System (EPS) rollout.
Why it’s important
Attendees were able to use the information from this webinar to ensure that they are involved in developing and implementing national programmes locally, including:
- Use of the new CGM device guidance to support the prescribing of CGM devices in secure and detained estates, ensuring consistent access
- Planning how SMRs will be delivered in Health and Justice practice
- Reviewing release planning processes so that EPS 28-day prescriptions replace the supply of medicines and paper FP10s
What was covered
- What are the main programmes being led nationally for Health and Justice medicines optimisation
- How to introduce CGM devices and SMRs into Health and Justice practice
- What needs to change in the medicines supply processes when using EPS
Speakers
A range of speakers from SPS and other organisations will run this event.
Non-SPS Speakers
Denise Farmer
National Health and Justice Pharmaceutical Adviser, NHS England
Hayley Mason
Project Support Officer, NHS England
Hannah Glover
Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician, NHS England
Jo Cadwallader
Pharmacy Technician – Programme Manager Health and Justice, NHS England
Afua Opare-Anoff
Regional Manager (South Central); CPPE
Nick Haddington
Regional Head of Pharmacy (SW) Workforce Training and Education
Angela Crowe
NECS H&J Senior Project Manager
SPS Speakers
Learn more about the SPS team who are facilitating this event.
Resources
Information presented in these resources is correct at time of recording. Current guidance should be followed.
Webinar recording
00:00:00 Introduction (Nicola Wake)
00:00:40 HJ Medicines Optimisation & Pharmacy (Denise Farmer)
00:23:17 What’s new at CPPE? (Afua Opare-Anoff)
00:43:41 Electronic Prescribing Service (Jo Cadwallader)
00:55:45 EPS roll-out to secure & detained estates (Angela Crowe)
01:05:16 Workshop
01:33:33 CGM devices in prisons (Hayley Mason)
01:43:05 SMR programme overview (Hannah Glover)
01:53:44 Q&A and summary (Nicola Wake & Denise Farmer)
Presentation resources
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