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<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Minor Ailment Service, delivered by community pharmacies since 2006 has been replaced with the new NHS Pharmacy First Scotland Service. This is the biggest change to the community pharmacy contractual framework in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Visit the Community Pharmacy Scotland Pharmacy First Info Hub<\/a> for further information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NSS hold the most up to date “Approved List<\/a>” <\/p>\n\n\n\n See below links to the Pharmacy First PCA and GP practice communications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please see circular (NHS Pharmacy First Scotland – Updated Guidance and Referral Form for Treatment of Minor Eye Conditions<\/a>) which provides guidance for Optometry referrals and as recommended to enable local discussion. The list of Fife optometrists can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An editable referral form is available here – NHS Pharmacy First Scotland Consultation Form Optometry – Pharmacy Referral<\/a> or as a pdf: NHS Pharmacy First Scotland Consultation Form Optometry – Pharmacy Referral (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are Five PGDs for Pharmacy First which can be found here<\/a>. Please sign up and return the authorisation to fife.pgd@nhs.scot<\/a>. The authorisation forms can be found separately for completion here<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n To accompany the Pharmacy First PGDs there are nationally agreed assessment forms and GP notification forms editable versions are provided here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please see below a message from the Scottish Public Health Network regarding a new Turas module available for completion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “As part of Our Health Matters, a series of projects developed to tackle the health inequalities experienced by Scotland\u2019s Gypsy\/Traveller community, we have developed a new Turas Learn module called Communication Matters.\u00a0 This module is targeted at community pharmacists, in particular those involved in Pharmacy First. It provides guidance on how community pharmacy teams could improve their communication skills to ensure that people understand and can act on the information\u00a0they are given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This will not just benefit Gypsy\/Travellers, it should benefit everyone who uses the Pharmacy First services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A link to the module will soon be created on the Pharmacy First website.\u00a0 In the meantime I would be grateful if you could ensure your community pharmacists are aware of the module and encouraged to complete it.”<\/p>\nScottish Public\u00a0Health Network<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Link: https:\/\/learn.nes.nhs.scot\/32596\/health-literacy\/communication-matters-why-health-literacy-is-important<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n In an effort to improve our patients\u2019 journeys and ensure the most appropriate referrals into the pharmacy first service here are some resources to help -These may be handy to have at reception areas of community pharmacies and general practices with an aim to improve the referral process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Table of General Conditions <\/a>\u2013 A short A-Z list of the most common minor conditions that the pharmacy first service is designed to support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n UPDATED!<\/strong> [18\/12\/2023] Table of National PGD Conditions and Exclusion Criteria Summaries<\/a> \u2013 This short list is an easy reference for why some people should NOT be referred to community pharmacies<\/strong> for the pharmacy first service, and lists why the national PGDs don\u2019t apply to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW!<\/strong> This referral form<\/a> has also been produced for use in NHS Fife, at the request of community pharmacy teams and GP staff alike. An e-SBAR is always the preferred and endorsed method of communicating non-urgent clinical information to general practice colleagues – however this can be used when an e-SBAR has not been possible <\/p>\n\n\n\n NHS Fife Pharmacy Services have produced a set of newsletters for Primary Care teams, particularly aimed at general practice administrative staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Issue 1<\/a> is available now and describes the difference between Pharmacy First and Pharmacy First Plus Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Issue 2<\/a> is out now and highlights the most common reasons that people are most likely to be inappropriately referred to community pharmacies \u2013 and where national PGDs do not apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Issue 3<\/a> highlights the contribution and impact that community pharmacy teams make through the services they provide and signposts to resources, tools and services that are available to support our patients (e.g Scotland’s National Service Directory<\/a>). This issue also includes details of an interactive lunch-time webinar<\/a> on 01 and 02 December for GP practice staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Patient Group Directions and Assessment Forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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