Homecare symposium - January 2009



TimeTitle 
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)

Presentation


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
Presentation

Chris Theaker
Pharmaceuticals Director, NHS PaSA
Presentation
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)
Presentation

Carol Withenshaw
National Clinical Homecare Association
Presentation
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
Presentation

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
Presentation

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
Presentation

3.20 pm Have medicines homecare services been successful?

Home Parental Nutrition, HIV medicines

Kirsteen Docherty
Procurement Manager, UCLH
Presentation

Phil Aubrey
Deputy Medicines Procurement Specialist - London & East of England & London PPP
Presentation