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Pharmacy Regulations and Guidance User Group
Introduction
The DH, working with representatives from PCTs, primary care support agencies and the Primary Care Commissioning Team, established an expert user group, to inform and support the development and amendment to national pharmaceutical regulations and guidance.
Aims of the Group
The aims of the group are as follows;
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As users of the regulations and guidance – to act as an expert advisory group in their interpretation and development
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To support the DH in the development of revisions to regulations and guidance to ensure clarity in their purpose
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To support the development of further guidance and advisory materials to support the NHS in implementing and managing the new pharmaceutical regulations
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To advise the DH of anomalies and difficulties within the current regulations and where further guidance could support ensuring clarity of these
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To share experience and good practice within the group which can be used nationally and cascaded wider across the NHS
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To inform the development of learning and support resources to the NHS, such as contents and form of learning events and materials
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Where appropriate take responsibility for developing aspects of NHS support materials and guidance to support the wider NHS
Work programme and meeting arrangements
Meeting arrangements are on a 4 monthly basis
Reporting Arrangements
Group members will be expected to be conduits of information for the constituents and groups they represent.
Minutes of meetings
New - Control of Entry suite
This suite of resources and template letters have been developed and endorsed by the Pharmacy Regulations User Group - an expert group that meets with the Dept of Health and NHS PCC on a quarterly basis. Some of the content of the templates is not mandated under the NHS Pharmaceutical Services (2005) Regulations - but reflects good practice and developed locally by representatives on the user group to manage Control of Entry processes efficiently. Click here to access the suite of resources