Improving Inhaler Technique Through Pharmacy – Service Resources
This service is commissioned by NHSE Greater Manchester. Start date 1st August 2017.
Letters sent on 10/10/2018 updating the service: Inhaler 2018 SLA update letter and CHL Handover Letter Adult Inhaler 2018.
Getting Started:
- Read the service specification and address any learning needs
- Read the service guide
- Develop your SOP. A template is available below
- All pharmacists to complete DOC on the CPPE website and keep a copy in your pharmacy
Check your resources. Do you have:
- ACT and CAT forms printed
- A range of placebo inhalers
- An Incheck Device and mouth pieces
- Consultation forms (remember you can add data directly to PharmOutcomes
All you then need to do is brief your staff, put up your posters and send the briefing to your local practices.
Below you will find links to a range of documents to support service delivery in your pharmacy
| Essential Documents | |
| Service Level Agreement | Inhaler Technique SLA 2018 |
| Service Specification | Inhaler Technique Service Spec 2017 |
| ACT Form | Asthma Control Test |
| CAT Form | CAT Form |
| CAT User Guide | CAT User Guide |
| SOP (Please Note: This is a template SOP which you can adapt for use in your particular pharmacy. It should be reviewed (in conjunction with the service specification) agreed and signed off by your pharmacy superintendent before implementation. Pharmacists providing the service must be familiar with the service specification before providing the service. | Inhaler Technique SOP template |
| Service Guide | GM Improving Inhaler Service Guide 2018 |
| Consultation Form – Including initial and follow-up visits and consent | Inhaler technique Consultation Form Final |
| Documents and Resources To Support Delivery | |
| Podcasts | http://wessexahsn.org.uk/videos/show?tag=Inhaler%20Technique |
| GP Briefing | |
| Patient information sheet | This Inhaler Technique – Patient fact sheet explains who the service is for, the benefits, and what will happen |
| CPD modules from CPPE | Various e-modules are available to support Declaration of Competence, including:
|
| CPD modules from Primary Care Respiratory Academy |
These CPD e-modules from the Primary Care Respiratory Academy will help support Declaration of Competence. You can access them all at http://www.respiratoryacademy.co.uk/clinical-resources/cpd-modules/ and they cover: Inhaler devices; Supported self-management in COPD; Management of comorbidities in asthma; Management of comorbidities in COPD; Smoking cessation; Spirometry; Acute exacerbations of COPD; Supported asthma self-management; Childhood wheeze; and The value of tests in respiratory disease. The Primary Care Respiratory Academy has been developed and produced by Cogora, working in partnership with the Primary Care Respiratory Society UK (PCRS-UK) with endorsement from the British Lung Foundation. Cogora publish Pulse, Nursing in Practice and Healthcare Leader. The initiative is supported by funding from Pfizer, on behalf of the Novartis-Pfizer Alliance, and from Napp Pharmaceuticals. |
| FAQs for pharmacy teams | Download the Frequently Asked Questions sheet |
| Asthma UK Resources | https://www.asthma.org.uk |
| Smokefree | https://www.nhs.uk/smokefree |
| Cancer Research UK | CancerResearchUK |
| Be Clear on Cancer | http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/early-diagnosis-activities/be-clear-on-cancer |
| NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary – Asthma | http://cks.nice.org.uk/asthma |
| NICE Clinical Knowledge Summary – COPD | http://cks.nice.org.uk/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease |
| BTS Guidance – Asthma | https://www.brit-thoracic.org.uk/standards-of-care/guidelines/btssign-british-guideline-on-the-management-of-asthma/ |
| GMMMG |
|
| GOLD COPD guidance | https://goldcopd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/GOLD-2019-v1.7-FINAL-14Nov2018-WMS.pdf |
| Promotional Poster | Inhaler technique poster for patients |
| Prescription bag stickers | Prescription bag stickers |
Please see Here for a list of service providers.
Got a Question about this or any other service?
