We would welcome your comments on the draft paper entitled “Urgent Requests for Repeat Medication – Guidance for community pharmacy, NHS 111 and out-of-hours primary care services” and the associated Equality and Health Impact Assessment (EqHIA) form.
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to healthcare professionals receiving requests for urgent medication; it is relevant to community pharmacists providing an Emergency Medicine Supply service and healthcare professionals working as prescribers in NHS 111 and OOH primary care services. It is anticipated that this guidance will enable healthcare professionals to assess need and prioritise requests for urgent medication, increase availability of GP OOH appointments for symptomatically unwell patients and minimise medicines wastage.
The document outlines the responsibilities of healthcare professionals and provides advice on assessing the need for urgent repeat medication supply. It highlights critical medicines and provides examples of medications where missed doses risk patient harm and sources of information to inform prescribing decisions. The document also supports healthcare professionals to advise patients on what to do if they miss a dose, including advice for a range of specific medicines.
The document and associated EqHIA form and feedback form can be accessed below.
Closing date: Monday 17th February 2025
⇩ Urgent Requests for Repeat Medication – Guidance for community pharmacy, NHS 111 and out-of-hours primary care services - Consultation draft 146KB (PDF) |
⇩ Urgent Requests for Repeat Medication – Guidance for community pharmacy, NHS 111 and out-of-hours primary care services - Consultation feedback form 34KB (Word document) |
⇩ Urgent Requests for Repeat Medication – Guidance for community pharmacy, NHS 111 and out-of-hours primary care services - EqHIA 116KB (PDF) |