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NMS module in PharmaBase
The development and testing of the NMS module in PharmaBase is progressing well. PSNC/Health Information Exchange Ltd hope to be able to give pharmacy contractors access to the module from mid-September. The module will support contractors to provide the NMS service, including the following functionality:
- patient registration
- printing consent forms
- scheduling interventions and follow ups using a pharmacy calendar (which can also be used to manage appointments for other pharmacy services)
- printing a patient information leaflet and appointment reminder
- creating a task list of patient reminders to be provided prior to appointments
- recording the mandatory dataset for the intervention and follow up
- creating NMS Feedback forms to refer patients back to their GP practice
- an ‘NMS dashboard’ to allow the pharmacy team to keep track of their NMS activity during the month
- creating the quarterly reports for PCTs
The use of the module will also create a large dataset on the NMS which may be used as part of the academic evaluation of the service. Collation of this data is essential if community pharmacy is to be able to make the case for the ongoing commissioning of the service.
Further details on the module will be provided soon.
Posted 22 August 2011