NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
DoPs / SIGs Communication Structure Scott Mitchell Pharmacy - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
DoPs / SIGs Communication Structure Scott Mitchell Pharmacy - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event Communication Structure DoPs / SIGs Communication Structure Scott Mitchell Pharmacy Director NHS Forth Valley NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event Communication Structure Sector
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
DOPs East Coast Regional Pharmacy Group Acute Pharmacy Group
(Formerly NAPS)
SP3AA
(Formerly SPAA)
Primary Care & Community Pharmacy Group
(Formerly Primary Care Pharmacy Group)
Public Health Education and Training Older People Mental Health Cancer Renal Diabetes Rheumatology Clinical trials National Technician Group Antimicrobial Paediatrics Cardiovascular Critical Care Association of MI pharmacists Palliative Care POG Formulary Pharmacists Substance Misuse
Specialist Interest Groups
informal/formal networks of sharing of best practice
Sector Working Groups
Action and advisory group to DoPs
DoP Groups
SHB DoPs North DoPs West DoPs Scottish Government ASSIG SPQAG Clinical Pharmacy National Homecare PPG
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
Mental Health Pharmacy Special Interest Group
Andrew Walker Lead Clinical Pharmacist Adult Mental Health
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
- MHPSG received a demonstration of MaPPs software
- MaPPs is software that creates bespoke patient information
about any medicine in a concise 250 word format
- Produced by the same company that produces Choice &
Medication
- MHPSG wanted to make DoPs aware of this product and it’s
potential value to patient care across all pharmacy sectors
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
- As a group we were unsure of the best way to communicate
this to the DoPs
- An SBAR was written and submitted to DoPs
- No formal feedback was received
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
- Proposals/Issues will be raised with the relevant Sector
Working Group or Groups if the issue has cross sector relevance.
- Passed on to DoPs as appropriate
- Formal feedback then received
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
- Routes of communication haven’t always been clear between
SIGs and DoPs.
- The opportunity for dialogue between SIGs and the Sector
Groups may improve communication in both directions
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
Scottish Oncology Pharmacy Practice Group
Judith Jordan NOSCAN Lead Pharmacist/SOPPG Chair
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
- Mature SIG (1997) - 4-6 meetings and annual conference
- Regional network lead pharmacists (SCAN, NoSCAN, WoSCAN), lead
cancer pharmacists, technician representation
- Remit – improve the quality of pharmaceutical care (cancer patients) via
shared learning, promoting education and training, strategies for cost savings/efficiencies, co-ordination of efforts to meet national strategic priorities related to SACT (systemic anti-cancer therapy)
- Workplan includes - “Once for Scotland” approaches e.g. national
protocol template, community pharmacy dispensing of SACT
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
- Increasing incidence of cancer
- People living longer after diagnosis, treatment may include
SACT
- Effective service and workforce planning to ensure appropriate
capacity to deliver an increasing number of treatments
- New models of care for supply and administration of cancer
medicines - hospital (traditional), community pharmacy or medicines homecare
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
- Pilot study in Greater Glasgow and Clyde to test processes for
community pharmacy dispensing
- Prostate cancer oral medicines (abiraterone and enzalutamide)
- Positive feedback from CPs and patients
- Similar models in other local boards, e.g. imatinib in NHS
Grampian
- Role out across Scotland once negotiations complete
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
- Consider and agree level for tiered pharmaceutical care (Tiers 1, 2
and 3) for specific cancer medicines
- Review the completion of SACT Protocol templates in health boards
for variation/consistency
- Contribute to collaborative efforts to embed infrastructure to
support a “once for Scotland” approach
- Establish route of communication to NAPS (via ADoP NHS Lothian
Acute/SCAN) to allow for reporting of workstream progress
- Opportunities for future developments for the group
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
- Multi-professional stakeholder engagement across cancer
networks and the primary care/secondary care interface is essential to taking forward projects and ensuring success
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structure
Scottish Adult Critical Care Pharmacists Network (SACCPN)
Sarah Connelly Acting Principal Pharmacist – Clinical Services
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structures
- SBAR was submitted by SACCPN in 2015 to
DOPs
- Discussed the planned introduction of weekend
working and how this impacts on critical care cover during the weekdays
– Carter report stated that 7 day service was required not just in acute receiving but also in critical care
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structures
- Acknowledged. No Feedback
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structures
- Collaborative working with other SIGs before submitting SBAR.
- Clear in SBAR what response required from DOPs
– Action/Noted/Fed back to trusts
- New structure suggests SBAR should go via Acute Pharmacy
Group (formerly NAPS)
NHS Education for Scotland DoPs / SIG event – Communication Structures
DOPs East Coast Regional Pharmacy Group Acute Pharmacy Group
(Formerly NAPS)
SP3AA
(Formerly SPAA)
Primary Care & Community Pharmacy Group
(Formerly Primary Care Pharmacy Group)
Public Health Education and Training Older People Mental Health Cancer Renal Diabetes Rheumatology Clinical trials National Technician Group Antimicrobial Paediatrics Cardiovascular Critical Care Association of MI pharmacists Palliative Care POG Formulary Pharmacists Substance Misuse
Specialist Interest Groups
informal/formal networks of sharing of best practice
Sector Working Groups
Action and advisory group to DoPs
DoP Groups
SHB DoPs North DoPs West DoPs Scottish Government ASSIG SPQAG Clinical Pharmacy National Homecare PPG