Dispensing - Dispensing quality payments 2006

Dispensing Quality Payments Scheme “SFE Directions"

The SFE Directions for the Dispensing Quality Payments scheme, first published in July, have now come into effect.  (Visit http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsLegislation/PublicationsLegislationArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4139313&chk=I3/pEh


For this financial year only, the 10% check referred to in the directions (section 4.1, page 6 of the specification, outlined below), will be scaled back to 7.5% because the details of the scheme only became available in July and can be accessed via the NHS Employers website (Visit http://www.nhsemployers.org/primary/primary-892.cfm).  This has been written into the SFE Directions.

The specification on the review with patients of compliance and concordance with use of medicines, says: "A face-to-face review with patients (and, where appropriate, their carers) of compliance and concordance should be carried out and recorded in the patient's medical record at least once every 12 months for at least 10% of the contractor's dispensing patients. The practice should agree with their PCT the types of patients that should be targeted for the review as part of their undertaking to carry out the services specified.

(27/9/06)