NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service

Rakhi Aggarwal speaks with Karoline Brennan from the SPS Medicines Advice team. Karoline highlights key SPS written resources for prescribers, explains how to effectively search for information on the SPS website, and outlines the SPS clinical enquiry answering service available to primary care professionals.

Rakhi Aggarwal speaks with Hayley Berry, Lead for Learning Development at the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE). The discussion focuses on how to navigate CPPE resources designed for prescribers and includes practical tips drawn from her experience.

John Oliver, a quality assurance specialist at SPS, presents a summary of the resources published by SPS between 6th and 12th June.  

To easily find a list of newly published pages go to sps.nhs.uk, select ‘search’, click in the search bar, and press enter.   

Quick links to highlighted resources:    

Prescribing with confidence podcast series
Exploring real-world prescribing through expert insights, practical tools, and lived experiences to support prescribers in developing safe, confident practice.
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/prescribing-with-confidence-podcast-series/

Responding to medication incidents
Practical guidance to support those responding to medication incidents.
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/conducting-a-medication-incident-investigation/

Answers to frequently asked questions about Evergreen Assessments
We have provided guidance on the recurrent themes or topics of enquiry raised, to support implementation of the Evergreen assessment process.
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/answers-to-frequently-asked-questions-about-evergreen-assessments/

Drug interactions: resources to support clinical decisions
Suggested resources to help healthcare professionals find information on drug interactions
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/drug-interactions-resources-to-support-clinical-decisions/

Managing the risk of confusion between injectable iron products
Minimising the risk of confusion between different injectable iron products may prevent inadvertent harm.
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/articles/managing-the-risk-of-confusion-between-injectable-iron-products/

Job opportunity
Senior Specialist Pharmacy Technician in Medication Safety.
https://careers.uhliverpool.nhs.uk/current-vacancies/liverpool-university-hospitals-vacancies#!/job/v7991819

We want to hear from you about – safety challenges with medicines used for mental health conditions
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Next events – forthcoming webinars and conferences           
https://www.sps.nhs.uk/home/events/next-events/          

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Podcast description:         
NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service serves healthcare professionals across the NHS who are involved in all aspects of buying, making and using medicines. Our motto is 'do once and share'.

Rakhi Aggarwal speaks with Ben Rehman, Lead for Digital at SPS about how prescribers can maximise the use of SPS digital tools, including the medicines monitoring and medicines supply tools.

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Rakhi Aggarwal speaks with Maria Yousif, Pharmacist and Associate Safety and Learning Lead at NHS Resolution. Maria discusses a hypothetical case scenario, explores duty of candour, and outlines the appropriate steps to take when a prescribing error occurs.

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