NHS Forth Valley
NHS Forth Valley

Prescription Pads – Independent Prescribing

Local Guidance / Prescription Pads – Independent Prescribing
This information is for pharmacies and health professionals in Forth Valley. For patient information please visit NHS Forth Valley.

Pharmacy First Plus – Common Clinical Conditions (CCC)

This service is one where the community pharmacy contractor provides a Pharmacist Independent Prescriber (PIP)-led service for patients presenting in the community pharmacy for a minimum of 25 hours per week and for 45 weeks of the year. Its purpose is to provide an easily accessible service for common clinical conditions which are beyond the scope of the standard NHS Pharmacy First Scotland service; and when offered will ensure the patient receives the most appropriate and expedient care – reducing the pressures on general practice and urgent care colleagues and systems.

Conditions may include (but are not limited to):

  • Urinary tract infections
  • Respiratory infections
  • Ear, nose and throat
  • Dermatological presentations
  • Allergies
  • Eye infections (in conjunction with local optometry services)

The service includes the assessment and treatment of acute common clinical conditions which are within the competencies of the PIP providing the service. Prescribing under the Pharmacy First Plus service should always be in line with the NHS Forth Valley Formulary.

More detailed information can be found in the related circular PCA(P) (2020) 16 from the Scottish Government.

Getting Started as an IP

To withdraw from the Pharmacy First Plus Service please complete the following form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teach and Treat Hub

As NHS Pharmacy First Plus is now a national contracted service, to ensure wider access to relevant  training, NES is working with NHS boards to build increased capacity in both historically established Community Pharmacist Independent Prescribers (CPIPs) and those newly qualified. One of the ways this will be supported is through local board Teach and Treat (T&T) Hubs.

The T&T hub is a place that you can come to for bespoke experiential learning. To arrange time at the Teach and Treat Hub, please contact Jonathan Burton, jonathan@rightmedicinepharmacy.com.

Potential topics you may want to consider are:

  • Clinical examinations
  • ‘Sounding’ of Chests
  • Use of Otoscope/Stethoscope etc
  • Blood pressure monitoring and recording ‘vitals
  • Taking a medical history
  • Using clinical SBARs in practice
  • Specific common clinical conditions (CCC) e.g Tonsillitis, Sinusitis, Dermatology, Chest infection, Ear/Eye problems, Allergic rhinitis Asthma and COPD exacerbation etc etc.
IP Training Session- 5th November 2024 

 

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