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Good practice guide

Using medicines in hospital

Self-assessment checklists for boards

The checklist on this page sets out some high-level statements based on issues raised in this report. Boards should assess themselves against each of the statements and consider which statement most accurately reflects their current situation:

  • not in place and action needed
  • not in place but action in hand
  • in place but needs improving
  • in place and working well.
  • Do you have a pharmacy workforce plan that is based on an assessment of need, and which considers the appropriate numbers, skill mix and other resources such as automation, to meet future needs for dispensary, clinical and other work?
  • Do you have plans to ensure that the Agenda for Change assimilation and review process for hospital pharmacy staff is completed as a matter of urgency?
  • Have you reviewed the provision of clinical pharmacy services and developed plans to meet any identified gaps in the service?
  • Do senior pharmacy staff have input to agreeing the hospital medicines budget before it is signed off?
  • Have you audited your position against the key requirements of the 2006 legislation on controlled drugs and developed an action plan to meet the requirements?
  • Do you use the Emergency Care Summary in all Emergency Departments and Acute Receiving Units?
  • Have you taken action to encourage GP practices to ensure that the patient information in the Emergency Care Summary is as accurate, complete and up to date as possible?

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