Independent Review of Medicines Homecare in Scotland: review report and recommendations
An independent review of Medicines Homecare in Scotland covering the supply of secondary care-initiated medicines and associated care to patients in the community, with recommendations on improvements to these services.
Abbreviations
ABPI: The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
CI: The Care Inspectorate
CPO: Chief Pharmaceutical Officer
CPS: Community Pharmacy Scotland
CQC: Care Quality Commission
GMS: General Medical Services
GP: General Practitioner
GPhC: The General Pharmaceutical Council
HEPMA: Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration
HIS: Healthcare Improvement Scotland
IT: Information Technology
KPIs:Key Performance Indicators
MAH: Marketing Authorisation Holder
NCHA: National Clinical Homecare Association
MHRA: Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
MHS: Medicines Homecare Service
NHMC: The National Homecare Medicines Committee
MHNGMG: NHS Scotland Medicines Homecare National Governance and Management Group
NSS: NHS National Services Scotland
PHS: Public Health Scotland
PSPs: Patient support programmes
RPS: The Royal Pharmaceutical Society
RxESH: Prescription E-Signature Hub
SLA: Service Level Agreement
SMC: Scottish Medicines Consortium
SPSO: The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
Contact
Email: PharmacyTeam@gov.scot