Post by kickingfrog on Jan 18, 2012 17:06:38 GMT
CUK toolkit (GF foods)
Posted by Lily Paddweller on 18/1/2012, 16:04:24
92.24.122.x
From CUK
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Community pharmacy supply of gluten-free foods - a toolkit for commissioners
This toolkit advising on the provision of gluten-freefoods, aims to support commissioners in developing a cost-effective, enhanced service through pharmacy-led prescriptions for patients with coeliac disease.
An effectively implemented service will aid patients’ dietary compliance and improve health outcomes, prevent overprescribing, and improve patient experience. Furthermore, it offers potential savings of between 20% and 40% compared to normal GP prescribing, whilst at the same time improving quality of service provided to patients.
About the toolkit
The toolkit outlines the business case for reviewing how Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Health Boards and clinical commissioning groups supply gluten-freefoods for patients with coeliac disease. Through the use of a pharmacy-led supply scheme, gluten-free foods are supplied directly from community pharmacists, thus minimising the workload for the GP practice. A review of established schemes in Northamptonshire and Cumbria show savings of between 20% and 40%. If this approach was applied nationally, there is the potential to save between £5 and £11 million per year in England alone, as well as freeing up GP time.
How supply schemes work
The establishment of a Local Enhanced Service allows commissioners to standardise the amounts of gluten-free food supplied to different groups of patients which addresses concerns within the NHS in regards to excessive prescribing and off Tariff prescribing.
The potential benefits of changing to pharmacy-led supply of gluten-free foods include:
release of GP time
better product control
better cost control as more coeliac patients are diagnosed
improved patient choice and experience.
Feedback from GPs, pharmacy and patient stakeholders in Cumbria and Northamptonshire has been overwhelmingly positive.
One GP in Cumbria has been at the forefront of GP commissioning and as such has been able to assess pharmacy-led prescribing from two different perspectives: one as a GP in a clinical practice and as a commissioning GP with budgetary responsibility. Dr Fayyaz Chaudhri a GP at Maryport Health Services stated: ”I have been involved with this scheme in Cumbria for a number of years and have first hand experience of the benefits to both patient and GP. There is a real issue to address in ensuring the supply of gluten-free foods is cost effective for the NHS, patient and taxpayer and I believe that this toolkit needs to be rolled out across the country.”
Using the toolkit
The toolkit was written by Coeliac UK, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) and the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), and is supported by the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (PCSG) and the Dispensing Doctors Association (DDA).
The Pharmacy-led Prescribing Toolkit gives guidance and instruction to PCTs and clinical commissioning groups on how they can set up a scheme in their local area.
.......
In addition to the toolkit there are a number of pro forma documents to help NHS managers and healthcare professionals implement the Pharmacy-led supply scheme.
For pharmacists
Introductory letter to pharmacists
Expression of Interest
Outline of the Enhanced Service
Enhanced Service Process Flow Chart
Launch and training event
Monthly order form
Monthly claim form
Patient registration form
Registered patient form
For the patient
Patient letter
Gluten-free foods: a patient’s guide
......
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Posted by Lily Paddweller on 18/1/2012, 16:04:24
92.24.122.x
From CUK
*********************
Community pharmacy supply of gluten-free foods - a toolkit for commissioners
This toolkit advising on the provision of gluten-freefoods, aims to support commissioners in developing a cost-effective, enhanced service through pharmacy-led prescriptions for patients with coeliac disease.
An effectively implemented service will aid patients’ dietary compliance and improve health outcomes, prevent overprescribing, and improve patient experience. Furthermore, it offers potential savings of between 20% and 40% compared to normal GP prescribing, whilst at the same time improving quality of service provided to patients.
About the toolkit
The toolkit outlines the business case for reviewing how Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Health Boards and clinical commissioning groups supply gluten-freefoods for patients with coeliac disease. Through the use of a pharmacy-led supply scheme, gluten-free foods are supplied directly from community pharmacists, thus minimising the workload for the GP practice. A review of established schemes in Northamptonshire and Cumbria show savings of between 20% and 40%. If this approach was applied nationally, there is the potential to save between £5 and £11 million per year in England alone, as well as freeing up GP time.
How supply schemes work
The establishment of a Local Enhanced Service allows commissioners to standardise the amounts of gluten-free food supplied to different groups of patients which addresses concerns within the NHS in regards to excessive prescribing and off Tariff prescribing.
The potential benefits of changing to pharmacy-led supply of gluten-free foods include:
release of GP time
better product control
better cost control as more coeliac patients are diagnosed
improved patient choice and experience.
Feedback from GPs, pharmacy and patient stakeholders in Cumbria and Northamptonshire has been overwhelmingly positive.
One GP in Cumbria has been at the forefront of GP commissioning and as such has been able to assess pharmacy-led prescribing from two different perspectives: one as a GP in a clinical practice and as a commissioning GP with budgetary responsibility. Dr Fayyaz Chaudhri a GP at Maryport Health Services stated: ”I have been involved with this scheme in Cumbria for a number of years and have first hand experience of the benefits to both patient and GP. There is a real issue to address in ensuring the supply of gluten-free foods is cost effective for the NHS, patient and taxpayer and I believe that this toolkit needs to be rolled out across the country.”
Using the toolkit
The toolkit was written by Coeliac UK, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC) and the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), and is supported by the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (PCSG) and the Dispensing Doctors Association (DDA).
The Pharmacy-led Prescribing Toolkit gives guidance and instruction to PCTs and clinical commissioning groups on how they can set up a scheme in their local area.
.......
In addition to the toolkit there are a number of pro forma documents to help NHS managers and healthcare professionals implement the Pharmacy-led supply scheme.
For pharmacists
Introductory letter to pharmacists
Expression of Interest
Outline of the Enhanced Service
Enhanced Service Process Flow Chart
Launch and training event
Monthly order form
Monthly claim form
Patient registration form
Registered patient form
For the patient
Patient letter
Gluten-free foods: a patient’s guide
......
h