A new local service which will allow Pharmacy Contractors to view the immediate discharge letter (IDL) and provide the required medication in the advised time frame additionally providing better patient flow from acute to primary care.
As of March 2024 the Community Pharmacy Hospital Discharge Service now includes referrals from Emergency Care Departments – CAU/ED as well as the established pathways originating at AUCS + T&O. The latest PGD (CP 24 066) which underpins this is linked below. Once the PGD is read and signed please fill in the MS form linked below to confirm this has been completed. Hospital Pharmacy teams will make contact in advance of a patient being discharged via this pathway and the MS form to claim for payment of discharge prescriptions is linked below in bold.