NEWS NEWS IN BRIEF
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS CHARITIES’ INVESTMENT.
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport, Shona Robison has announced a major investment in palliative care research. The Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Offi ce is supporting Marie Curie in its largest ever research call in partnership with the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND Association), totalling £1,425,000.
In addition to the £1 million funding pot from Marie Curie, the CSO will contribute £225,000 of funding and MND Association will contribute up to £200,000.
All proposals must address key research priorities identifi ed by carers, health and social care professionals, and people with terminal illnesses.
Shona Robison said, “I’m delighted to announce this new collaboration with Marie Curie and the MND Association, which will see almost one and a half million pounds made available to fund research into palliative care – nearly half a million of which must be spent in Scotland.
“This is part of our ongoing efforts to make sure high-quality palliative care is available across all settings.
“Charities play a vital part in supporting medical research – often led and supported by people who have seen the impact of a disease on a close friend or relative. Our role as the government is to support them as much as we can.
“We have already committed to a new Strategic Framework for Action. Our plans include the development of a national approach to enhanced measurement and monitoring – we have already included a key indicator on end of life care as part of the requirements to measure the impact of health and social care integration. Our future work will also include work to support local use of VOICES survey questions to support improvement, which can then be aggregated nationally.”
44 - SCOTTISH PHARMACIST Warnings over European professional card
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has joined calls for a full and independent assessment of the impact of the European professional card (EPC) system on patient safety.
The EPC will be introduced for European qualifi ed Pharmacists, Nurses and Physiotherapists from January 2016 onwards. Under the new system there would be limits on the ability of the health professional regulators to check the skills or competence of health professionals who qualifi ed in other European countries coming to practise in the UK, particularly those seeking to provide temporary and occasional services.
The GPhC is concerned that, following the introduction of the EPC, European qualifi ed Pharmacists will be able to provide temporary and occasional services in the UK based on the
regulatory regime in their home member state.
Commenting, Duncan Rudkin, Chief Executive of the GPhC said, “We continue to have grave concerns about the impact on patient safety as a result of the introduction of the European professional card (EPC) and we do not believe it will bring the intended benefi ts.
“We are particularly concerned about the entitlement for any European qualifi ed pharmacists to provide temporary and occasional services in Great Britain, because their registration with us will solely be determined by their home member state as a result of the EPC.
In addition, European pharmacists providing temporary and occasional services will not have to meet new requirements, to be introduced next year, for all applicants to show that they have the necessary English language skills for safe and effective practice before they can be registered.
“We will also continue to use all our regulatory powers to ensure that only those who are fi t to practise continue to be on our register. We would also remind all employers of their duty to ensure that all those employed as Pharmacy professionals need to have the necessary knowledge and skills, including in English language, for safe and effective pharmacy practice.”
Congratulations to Cadham Pharmacy
The team at Cadham Pharmacy in Glenrothes were celebrating last month after being awarded the Community Independent Pharmacy Team of the Year Award. The winners of this year’s Independent Pharmacy Award winners were announced at a presentation ceremony at London’s Waldorf Hilton on October 2. Dr Keith Ridge, Chief Pharmaceutical Offi cer at NHS England, presented the awards.
Leader of the team at Cadham is Bernadette Brown, who acquired the 35-year-old business in April 2013. Ms Brown is a supplementary and independent prescriber who offers a wide range of clinical services, including pain relief and hypertension
Pharmacy Assistant Grand Funding
An NHS Scotland Circular has been circulated which provides NHS Boards and community Pharmacy contractors with details of the fi nancial support being made available for Pharmacist Assistant training for the fi nancial year 2015/16.
Funding Criteria and Detail 2. The Government has made funds
and skincare clinics. She also works with a nurse from the local GP practice in the operation of a travel clinic and yellow fever centre. A spirometry clinic, also with nurse input, is a recent innovation. As an independent prescriber, Ms Brown has
helped several asthma patients and COPD sufferers to have an improved quality of life.
Ms Brown has been joined in the team by her daughter Kara, also a pharmacist.
Pharmacists Bernadette and Kara Brown with the Pharmacy team
available for Pharmacist Assistant Training Programme in 2015/16.
3. Each contractor, i.e. each pharmacy, will be able to claim £150 per community pharmacy as a contribution towards their costs in putting their staff through the course. No more than £150 per contractor is payable and claims must be submitted within this fi nancial year.
4. The claim and payment process
will be managed by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Pharmacy with resources available with immediate effect. Payment will be made on submission of the Claim Form.
5. Each Pharmacist Assistant will be able to complete the Pharmacist Assistant Training Programme and through NES register and complete the assessment. On completion the individual will be able to access a Certifi cate of Completion.
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