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procurement & distribution interest group

Symposia - January 2009

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Time	Title		Slides
10.00am	What is Homecare and why has the service expanded? What are the key issues for the homecare market? What are the drivers for homecare services? What are the benefits of standardising practices? Is this a primary care or secondary care service? What is the optimum size of contract?	Allan Karr Chairman, National Homecare Medicines Committee (NHMC)
10.40 am	Improving standards - the contribution of National Homecare Medicine Committee (NHMC) The role of NHMC Developing guidance and good practice The importance of data management	Liz Payne, Category Manager, Homecare PaSA
11.50 am	Key role of stakeholders in the meds homecare market? What is the view of homecare - a pharma company perspective? How can homecare suppliers and the trade association contribute?	Paul Probert National Homecare Medicine Committee ABPI (NHMC)
12.20 am	What are the challenges of successfully implementing homecare? What are the difficulties of implementing homecare? What is best practice?	Phil Deady Pharmacy Procurement Manager, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
2.10 pm	Auditing Homecare suppliers Why should medicine homecare suppliers be audited? How are the audits provided and what has been found?	Trevor Munton Regional QA Pharmacist, North Bristol
2.40 pm	Performance Management - The Leeds Survey How do we manage medicines homecare services? How can the service be improved?	Jane Kelly Pharmacy Procurement Project Manager, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
3.20 pm	Have medicines homecare services been successful? Home Parental Nutrition, HIV medicines	Kirsty Docherty Procurement Manager, UCLH