Background to service. 2.1 The investment made by the NHS in medicines is for the explicit purpose of delivering health gain to the population. For this investment to bring the best possible outcomes for the people who are prescribed these medicines, pharmaceutical care of the correct quality has to be delivered reliably, safely, effectively and efficiently. The 2011 regulations to the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Act, places a duty on Boards to secure adequate pharmaceutical care services for the patients within their boundaries. Where medicines are prescribed by secondary care services to outpatients, it may be appropriate for the specified pharmaceutical care to be provided by community pharmacy or homecare. The placement of community pharmacies and their integration within the local healthcare system may mean that they are the preferred route of service provision.
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Samples: www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk, www.communitypharmacy.scot.nhs.uk, www.nhsborders.scot.nhs.uk
