New medicines service

[GAZ]

I was just wondering how you're getting on with NMS? How are you organising appointments - desk diary, Pharmabase??
How are you going to cope with the workload?

[mrmeds]

well so far... we ticked all the boxes and signed ourselves off to be ready mid oct. So far I have identified 3 patients on the the drugs included in the scheme , all who have dsaid, ''well the doctor wants to see me in 14 days time, do I need to see you as well ?''. or words to that effect

[johnep]

In other words, this is a service that is unwanted by the patients, but seen as a good idea by the govnmt as an excuse to cut costs and by the multiples as a new income stream.
johnep

[mrmeds]

In other words, this is a service that is unwanted by the patients, but seen as a good idea by the govnmt as an excuse to cut costs and by the multiples as a new income stream.
johnep

i think cost cutting is the key. There's no way pharmacy as a whole is going to earn back that £110 million over the next two years.
I wonder if even the multiples will hit the targets, given that there's more form filling in and that consent has to be in writing.
Maybe pharmacies attached to gp practices will do the best as the GPs will have an interest in an increasing turnover.

[GAZ]

so far we have completed 2 - just need to complete another 4 & then we can claim the £750 - i've not really bought in to NMS yet & it's value to the patient/NHS - somebody out there convince me - please!!!!!
I can only think that the PSNC (or should that be PSC?) had no choice but to accept this dogs dinner of a service!!?

[minisini]

Hmm... Ok Gaz, how could you claim £750 for only 6 NMS completed? From what I understand to claim £750, depending on how many Rx you do a month, you need to do at least 30 in a month. For instance, a pharmacy I work at they do 6,000 Rx a month and according to the PSNC tables it states we need to do at least 28 a month to claim £750 pm.

Ahh... Ive just realised you mean the initial £750!! Not per month!! Ah ha! From my experience, especially using the new Rx systems plugin, if you set up an NMS on the initial presentation and then you cannot contact them on the first intervention then you cannot claim at all...??!?! So you go through the hassle of doing the initial set up then you cannot contact them and you do not get paid for your time??!?! Is this correct or am I doing something wrong...

[mrmeds]

seem to be having problems finding patients who see the point of the service ! Most of our candidates have been on antihypertensives, and the local surgery is very good about dragging them back after 7 days for a BP check and follow up.