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Please note, these events are for staff employed within the Lancashire and South Cumbria healthcare system only.
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SPS Webinar: Medicines Optimisation in Schools
About the event
This webinar will explore the medicines use and safety needs in schools, including special schools, and how an innovative project delivered pharmacy expertise to these settings.
Why it’s important
On 1st September 2014, a new duty came into force for governing bodies to make arrangements to support pupils at school with medical conditions.
Within the collaborative commissioning structure between the NHS and Local Authorities for special schools, there has never been a formal pathway to promote or support the need for a pharmacy led medicines optimisation service in schools. With there being no standardised approach to how this is achieved, great variations exist nationally on how this model is being delivered. This includes significant differences in localised areas where some schools have full collaborative working between local authorities and health partners (primarily specialist community nursing services). This compares with other schools having little or no support at all with the need to fund their own health provisions.
Pharmacy professionals have the expertise to support with promoting and ensuring the safe use of medicines in schools.
What will be covered
- A local journey (Kent’s) to a collaborative commissioning model which now includes pharmacy services for special schools.
- Transformation of the pharmacy workforce: developing specialist pharmacy technician and clinical pharmacist roles to support in this niche setting.
- Next steps required to share innovations and spread best practice nationally to support improving equity of access to this type of service for all special schools.
- An opportunity to share your learning and development needs in this area.
Our Guest Speaker
Nirusha Govender
Associate Director for Medicines Governance and Pharmacy Education, Medicines Optimisation Team,
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB)”
SPS Speakers
Our MC for this webinar will be Barry Jubraj and Nicola Wake will be monitoring the chat box. You can find more information about Barry and Nicola below.
Registration
You can register for this event here. You will receive confirmation and a link for your diary.
Note: Our webinars are provided for colleagues providing NHS services. .
Check your access before the event
Check that you are able to access Webex prior to the event.
If you’re still having difficulty, you may need to contact your IT department to assist you in opening the application (you’ll only have to do this once).
Joining on the day
Listen through your computer or mobile phone.
The webinar will start promptly at 13.00 so join at least 10 minutes earlier so you don’t miss important information.
Dial in
Alternatively you can dial in on 0203 478 5289
Event No: 2371 862 6470
Event password: Attend
Resources
The event will be recorded and this will be available on the SPS website a few days later.