Dudley local pharmaceutical committee

Chairman: Dan Attry MRPharmS, Clin. Dip., MIoD Secretary: Wyn Wattley

4, Cherry Orchard Crescent

Halesowen

West Midlands, B63 3RU.

Tel & Fax: 0121-602-3944

E-mail: wyn.wattley@blueyonder.co.uk.

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1. 
   Welcome - Dan Attry welcomed the members
   

2. 
   Apologies –Mohammed Mahroof and Sudheer Kamath
   

3. 
   Declarations of interest – Duncan Murray, Dan Attry and Dinesh Patel declared an interest in the pharmacy contract application.
   

4. 
   CPDO Report – MD presented her report on her activity over the past month and highlighted the key points which were:
   
   1. 
      Website – The pharmacies holding stocks of Antivirals over the Bank holiday period had been added to the site during the shortage.
      
   2. 
      Signposting – see attached sheet
      
   3. 
      Sexual Health – Now have 23 CPs doing EHC supply with next training event at Brierley Hill on 20^th Jan 2011. Chlamydia is stalling and MD is looking at ways to incentivise the uptake similar to GPs. Chlamydia treatment activity has been seen in a few CPs mainly Asda.
      
   4. 
      Repeat Dispensing – There is a feeling amongst PCT staff that this process is increasing Rx numbers. CPs need to ensure they are asking patients if they need everything and reporting any refusals to the GP if necessary. **ACTION –put reminder in the next Newsletter.
      
   5. 
      Vitamins- MD is visiting the two participating pharmacies on 11^th Jan to deliver packs and this will be reviewed in April with a view to extending the number of supplying CPs.
      
   6. 
      Smoking Cessation – WW & DA will be seeing Joe P on Thursday 13^th to discuss issues.
      
   7. 
      Care Homes –The new SLA is covering some 61 care homes (50%) and action plans have been reviewed by Jag & Caroline. The database is looking to match homes not receiving a service with local CPs.
      
   8. 
      MUR– MD has started work to look at focussing these to disease states e.g. Diabetes & COPD by working with the working groups for each area.
      
   9. 
      Alcohol –Now 90% certain that there will be funding to continue this scheme during 2011/12 but the SLA will need to be reviewed and a new improved training course will be required.
      
   10. 
       Addiction services- Martindale are sponsoring a training event on 14^th Feb being organised and provided by Tim H and MD.
       
   11. 
       Comms- The young people project has hit the right note with DoH and will really fit with Government plans. Andrew Lansley has been invited to attend one of the Roadshows planned (26^th /3 Dudley town centre; 28^th Halesowen College; 29^th Dudley College and 31^st Stourbridge Town Centre; all 10.00 -16.00) You tube and Facebook are being used with young people having opportunity to win an X-box. “Respect yourself” training materials have been sent out to CPs by MD.
       
   12. 
       Waste – This is going to be a big project during 2011. MD is organising a mini audit project with 6 CPs /GP surgeries and patients. A meeting is being arranged to discuss funding for this area of work as some might need to come from the prescribing budget.
       

5. 
   Committee reports
   
   1. 
      Functions – No meeting since our last committee.
      
   2. 
      PCCC - No meeting since our last committee.
      
   3. 
      SMSG – Vijay told members that he was unable to attend last week due to short notice and that we needed to hear from contractors of any supply issues around the Methadone prescribing. **ACTION – email contractors to send information direct to Vijay
      
   4. 
      Prescribing Sub Committee – Sarah informed members that the meeting was 18^th Jan and she was unable to attend and asked for cover. WW duly obliged.
      
   5. 
      AMMC – Sarah had reported that the next meeting was15th Feb and previous arrangements for WW to attend were in place for that meeting.
      
   6. 
      B&C Forum – DA commented that the next meeting was not until March 2011.
      
6. 
   Committee Vacancies – WW made members aware that we had two independent vacancies following Mahesh and Inderpal’s resignations and were also likely to lose Sudheer following his appointment as pharmacy manager at Tesco Walsall. WW also informed the committee that under the constitution we could appoint replacements after writing out to the Independent membership and requesting expressions of interest. Sudheer had agreed to continue until March 2011 but we might need to speak to CCA about a replacement as soon as possible. **ACTION –WW to write to all independent contractors for expressions of interest and contact CCA also.
   
7. 
   Applications Sub Committee – Mahesh’s resignation has left a gap in the sub-committee and WW asked if either of the two independent members could fill this vacancy. Dinesh said he would be happy to do this for the moment.
   
8. 
   Influenza Vaccination proposal – DA introduced his draft proposal for members to consider as we need to discuss this with Pauline McDonald as soon as possible. We would also need to speak to Barry Jones about infection control procedures and finance about payments. WW suggested that Pharmabase might be the right vehicle for this and would ask Alastair Buxton about the possibilities. MD suggested we use a FOI request to get delivery information for the current program and availability of vaccine currently locally**ACTION – DA to work on revised draft proposal for Pauline McD and circulate to members. WW to contact Pauline McD and arrange meeting and also speak to A Bux.
   

Signed by the Chairman ........................................................