Pharmacy First (Minor Ailments) Scheme in SDCCG

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NHS Arden & Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (NHS Arden & GEM CSU) on behalf of NHS Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (SDCCG) is inviting expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers to deliver Pharmacy First (Minor Ailments) Scheme in Southern Derbyshire. Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioners are looking for expressions of interest from suitably qualified providers whom are authorised Community Pharmacy in Southern Derbyshire CCG subject to the following: •All Pharmacists and nominated pharmacy staff working at participating pharmacies can provide this enhanced service if they are shown to be clinically competent in the treatment of common ailments. •Service users will be able to access the service at any participating pharmacy during opening hours. •All Pharmacists will have completed a Declaration of Competence for Minor Ailments. •The Pharmacy must have an accredited consultation area which has been approved for enhanced services for the consultations to take place. All consultations must take place in a confidential environment. •The Pharmacy contractor must participate in all parts of the service as detailed in the Service Specification, along with any subsequent amendments. •All Pharmacists will take full accountability for the competence of pharmacy staff delivering the service for them. The aim of the scheme is to ensure that service users can access face to face self-care advice from a community pharmacy for the treatment of common ailments and, where appropriate, can be supplied with over the counter medicines, at NHS expense, to treat their ailment.