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BD Competency 5
LPC > News > Barking and Dagenham
Competency 5: Manage knowledge and undertake robust and regular needs assessments that establish a full understanding of current and future local health needs and requirements.
Activity:
- Analytical skills and insights for developing a high quality PNA
LPC Comments:
- With improved transparency in process and greater discussion about the methodology we feel this score can improve.
- Estates strategy continues to cause concern due to lack of appropriate engagement.
- Pharmaceutical needs need to be defined in a way that include public health objectives.
- Public health commissioners involvement should be more overt.
- GP dominance and lack of pharmacy representation reduces efficiency.
LPC Score: Level 1
Competency 5: Manage knowledge and undertake robust and regular needs assessments that establish a full understanding of current and future local health needs and requirements.
Activity:
- Understanding of health needs trends.
- Meeting health needs from pharmacies.
LPC Comments:
- See above for comment on pharmaceutical needs.
- There is a need for a review of enhanced services which at present are seen as GP services. A challenging review should put cost-effectiveness, user preferences and access at the centre of its thinking.
- Pharmacies should be better utilised as walk-in centres as in Scotland.
- Demonstration of compliance with Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition would improve pharmacists’ confidence in the commissioners.
LPC Score: Level 2- 3
Pharmaceutical needs are in the process of being re-defined and so this is an appropriate level at this point.
See LPC comments.
Competency 5: Manage knowledge and undertake robust and regular needs assessments that establish a full understanding of current and future local health needs and requirements.
Activity:
Use of health needs benchmarks
LPC Comments:
Work in progress
LPC Score: Level 1
At this stage Level 1 is appropriate as work is in progress including a new strategy but the LPC feels that the PCT is encouraging and supportive.
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