Handbook for homecare services in Wales

This Handbook for Homecare Services in Wales has been adapted from the Handbook for Homecare Services in England, which was published by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) in May 2014.

(September 2014)

• Appendix 1 - All Wales Homecare Medicines Patients' Charter
• Appendix 2 - Patient Information Leaflet
• Appendix 3 - NHMC Template for Patient Registration and Consent Form
• Appendix 4 - Template Homecare Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire
• Appendix 5 - Home Suitability and Needs Assessment Checklist
• Appendix 6 - Simplified Homecare Suitability and Needs Checklist
• Appendix 7 - NHS Wales Health Board and Trust Model Policy for Use of Homecare Services
• Appendix 8 - Example Technical Agreement
• Appendix 9 - Key Performance Indicators for Homecare Service Providers
• Appendix 10 - National KPI data Collection Template (Spreadsheet)
• Appendix 11 - Example Product Quality Assessment for an Unlicensed Compound Antibiotic (Quality Control North West)
• Appendix 12 - Procedure for Transferring Patients between Homecare Services
• Appendix 13 - Use of Pharmacy Systems to Support Homecare Services (DH Homecare Strategy Board)
• Appendix 14 - TBA – Wales-specific IT Strategy
• Appendix 15 - Example Job Description Homecare Pharmacist
• Appendix 16 - Example Job Description for a Homecare Pharmacy Technician