Community Pharmacy Programs – we need your help

UNDER the Sixth Community Pharmacy Agreement, all continuing pharmacy programs are required to undergo a costeffectiveness assessment.

There is currently an assessment underway of four important programs: Dose Administration Aids; Staged Supply; MedsCheck; and Diabetes MedsCheck.

The evaluation project requires 120 volunteer pharmacies, and the Guild is encouraging Members to become involved through contacting the provider, HealthConsult.

There are four key questions that the evaluation of the in-scope programs will seek to answer:

• Do the programs improve patients understanding of their medications and the importance of adhering to the prescribed medication?

• Do the programs improve the defined health outcomes of patients?

• Are the programs costeffective?

• What are the barriers and enablers to providing an effective patient-centred 6CPA funded service and how can it be strengthened?

For further information or to enroll, please contact Geoff Hammond, Manager at HealthConsult on (03) 9081 1640 or geoff.hammond@healthconsult.com.au.