Pharmaceutical Care Services Plan - NHS Lanarkshire

ADEQUACY COMMENT
The widespread locations of the pharmacies providing domiciliary oxygen coupled with
the fact that pharmacists transport oxygen to the patients homes ensures that all patient
need is met.
15. Palliative Care Safety Net Pharmacy Provision
In palliative care it is sometimes necessary to change a patient’s medicine and use
relatively unusual medicines. Because the medicines can be unusual it is not reasonable
to expect every pharmacy to have them immediately in stock. Yet, patients and family
would reasonably expect the health service to rapidly respond to their needs. The
concept of the palliative care safety net pharmacies is that 18 pharmacies, geographically
spread throughout NHS Lanarkshire, each stock an agreed quantity and range of unusual
medicines so that a patient/family can be assured that the pharmacy can rapidly respond
to a changing prescription.
ADEQUACY COMMENT
There is regular feedback about this service and 3 pharmacies in relatively rural locations
were added to the list of providers in 2010/11. This expanded network is fully expected to
meet all patient need.
16. Stoma Care
The provision of stoma services is optional but all community pharmacies in NHS
Lanarkshire provide this service
ADEQUACY COMMENT
All pharmacies provide this service to national standards
17. Consultation Rooms/Private Advice Areas
With community pharmacy developing a greater clinical role the need for a consultation
room is increasing.
ADEQUACY COMMENT
117 community pharmacies in NHS Lanarkshire have at least 1 consultation room within
the pharmacy and those which do not have a private advice area.
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