Background to service. The provision of compliance aids has been a long-standing service provided by NHS Grampian community pharmacy contractors which was originally part of Model Schemes which were introduced by the Scottish Government in 2002. NICE guidance document NG67 “Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community” highlights the potential use of a monitored dosing system for suitably assessed patients as one part of a much wider role of overall management of medicines and patient care. Contractors undertaking this service are advised to review NG67 alongside the content of this SLA. While it is important to acknowledge that the supply of compliance aids play a role in supporting patients care at home it should not be a universally accepted that when a patient requires support with medication that they are provided with a compliance aid. No patient should be commenced on a compliance aid without prior assessment from a suitably qualified healthcare professional AND a conversation with the general practitioner (GP).
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