Care Homes Service
Service Arrangements 2017-2018
NHS Sheffield has this year decided to have a flexible view to commissioning for the Care Homes Service. They are asking for Care Homes and their dispensing pharmacies to think about their medicines management and identify where staff and residents could benefit from support. Ideas can then be considered by NHS Sheffield CCG. Please use the Care Home Joint Working Request Form here
2016-2017 Service Information
- Advice to Care Homes Service Specification 2016-17
- Appendix 1 – Care Home Support Tool 2016-17
- Appendix 2 – Example Action Plan
- Example of a ‘6 Month follow up’ report
- CPPE e-Learning Care Homes: Supporting People, Optimising Medicines
- CQC ‘Guidance on meeting the Regulations’
- NICE Quality Statements (QS85)
Best Practice Guides
NHS Sheffield/Sheffield City Council – Care Homes Best Practice Group have published best practice guidance to Care Homes. Community Pharmacies may find this useful as a provider of the above service or if you dispense to care homes. Revised Dec 2010. Next revision 2012.
Useful Forms
Body Map
Download a Body Map – useful for identification of the site of application of creams, ointments, patches.
Contact
Care Homes Support Team
- Contact Joy Smith Medicines Standards Officer Care Homes, NHS Sheffield for further information by phone 0114 3051675 or by email here
CPPE
Provide a useful training package for Pharmacists/Technicians offering service to care homes. Visit the CPPE website
For further information please contact:
Jo TsonevaPharmacy Development ManagerMedicines Management TeamNHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning GroupTel: 0114 3051274Email: jo.tsoneva@nhs.net