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Pharmaceutical Services Commissioning Award

A new award which seeks to highlight excellence in pharmaceutical services commissioning has been launched by The NHS Alliance. The Acord Award will be judged by a panel consisting of Jonathan Mason, Sue Sharpe, Ronan Brett, Shailen Rao and Georgina Craig (facilitator judge).

This new award is designed to showcase PCTs who are excelling at world class commissioning of pharmaceutical services. The judging criteria for this award are closely aligned with world class commissioning competencies. The judges are especially looking for evidence of:

Collaborative PCT leadership in relation to pharmaceutical service needs assessment, strategy development and market stimulation,
Joined up thinking and integration of pharmaceutical service commissioning with wider PCT planning and commissioning processes;
Innovative service commissioning and delivery;
Facilitation of joined up working between GPs and pharmaceutical service providers to improve safety and quality of care.

For more details of the new award please click here.

Posted 1 June 2009

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