Introduction
Latest PublicationsPublished: 27 March 2012
Prescribing Statistics - Dispenser Remuneration
Published: 31 January 2012
Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group (SAPG) Report on Antimicrobial Use and Resistance in Humans in 2010
Published: 20 December 2011
Prescribing Statistics - Dispenser Remuneration
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ISD maintains a detailed database of details of NHS prescriptions dispensed in the community in NHS Scotland, which is augmented by information on prescriptions that originate in NHS Scotland but dispensed elsewhere in the United Kingdom. ISD makes available a range of prescribing and remuneration information to NHS Boards and the Scottish Government to monitor and report community prescribing activity. ISD also publishes Official Statistics and responds to a range of information requests.
The collection and dissemination of information on the use of medicines in NHS Scotland to improve patient safety and quality of care is supported by ISD's National Medicines Utilisation Unit (NMUU). NMUU supports safe, rational and cost-effective prescribing. New databases are being formed so that the effect of medicine policies on patient health can be monitored and adverse events associated with medicines can be identified. This supports integrated patient care and allows patients to make more informed decisions about their treatment.
Information regarding the use of medicines in hospitals is captured by ISD's Hospital Medicine Utilisation Database (HMUD). HMUD data can be used to support the assessment and monitoring of cost and clinical effectiveness of medicines used in hospitals.
The Scottish Drug Tariff is a publication issued for, and on behalf of, the Scottish Ministers in accordance with regulation 9 of the NHS (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) 2005. The publication is effectively a statement covering aspects of reimbursement and remuneration of contractors providing pharmaceutical services to NHS Boards. The Scottish Drug Tariff includes the following core elements:
- Basic information on reimbursement and remuneration
- Lists of medical devices that will be provided on primary care prescription
- List of drugs and preparations with tariff prices
- Agreed formularies for non-medical prescribers
Stoma products and services as set out by the Scottish Government are covered in Stoma Services. The lists of stoma products and reimbursement prices include those items which may be ordered by authorised prescribers on the appropriate lists of Health Board, and indicate the specifications and reimbursement prices which shall apply to the stoma services contractors (community pharmacy contractors and dispensing appliance contractors) who are authorised to dispense these lines.
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