Contract Matters
Changes to the Pharmacy Contract in 2011/12
On 15th March 2011 NHS Employers and PSNC announced a number of service developments within the English pharmacy contract that will deliver improved outcomes for patients. These follow our joint negotiation and agreement by the Department of Health.
The changes will be implemented during 2011/12, with an implementation date of 1st October 2011. They comprise three key elements:
- the introduction of a New Medicine Service (NMS) for people with long-term conditions newly prescribed a medicine to help improve medicines adherence. The NMS will be an Advanced service to initially focus on particular patient groups and conditions. This is supported by a maximum investment of £55 million per annum in 2011/12 and 2012/13
- the introduction of national target patient groups for Medicines Use Reviews (MURs) to ensure they are provided to those who will benefit the most. To bolster the effectiveness of MURs we will introduce outcome measures for each target group and measures which will improve post-payment monitoring. These changes will ensure that MURs are delivered to a high quality, and provide greater value for money and benefit to patients
- changes to clinical governance requirements to strengthen and build upon the existing clinical governance regime.
These changes apply to pharmacy contractors in England only.
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