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SPS National Patient Group Direction (PGD) exemplar templates

20 June 2019 · The SPS National Medicines Governance Do Once programme produce national Patient Group Direction (PGD) exemplar templates for local adaptation

Outsourcing Hospital Pharmacy Outpatient Dispensing (OPD) Services - Challenges and Opportunities

22 October 2018 · “A study to compare the different models of outsourced OPD hospital pharmacy services and assess the potential strategic impact on other hospital pharmacy services and…

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