North East London Local Pharmaceutical Committee

Competency 1: Local leadership

Activity:

Reputation:

*The PCT should actively steer local health agenda.
*The PCT stimulates discussion on health and care matters.
*The PCT communicates a vision, priorities and strategy clearly to pharmacy users.
*The PCT communicates a vision, priorities and strategy clearly to pharmacists.
*National guidance is being followed e.g. The Pharmacy White Paper and WCC Guidance

LPC comments:

*The PCT has yet to engage with the pharmacy users.
*Senior management engage with pharmacy users at the forums. (may be not always followed up)
*Under Level 2 PCT meets all the requirements but we feel that the local population would need convincing with evidence that the local NHS is improving community pharmacy.
*THE PCT is of late beginning to engage a lot early with the pharmacy leaders and avoid playing its cards close to its chest.
*The CEO presented the CSP twice and the policlinic agenda
*Stated aim to integrate services is still a dream.
*LPC and pharmacists actively involved in the PNA which will help with this
*PCT is a GP led organisation.
*Pharmacists feel that things are done to them rather than engaging them in co-creation.
*Plans for developing the estates need to demonstrably involve pharmacy community at an early stage.
*Board level engagement could improve to instil confidence that all Board members have an understanding of pharmacy and its potential.


LPC Scoring: Level 2

Level 3 could easily be achieved by observing national guidance, and including pharmacy in the new CSP

The LPC has posed several questions to the PCT Board and awaiting responses.

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Competency 1: Local leadership

Activity:

*Change leader for local organisations

LPC Comments:

*The full PCT Board could engage with pharmacy.
*More Senior managers could engage with pharmacy and demonstrate their understanding of pharmacy resource.
*Meets the level 2 requirements.
*The Pharmacy team is trying hard but could do with more resources.
*New head of community pharmacy being invested in.
*Could benefit from joint training with local pharmacy leaders on change management.
*Needs to develop an agreed strategy for change management of the sector and supporting individuals.
*Needs to address key questions in appendix 1.

LPC Scoring: Level 2

Competency 1: Local leadership

Activity:

*Position as an employer of choice.

LPC Comments:

*See above.

*The PCT Senior managers delegate responsibility without fully considering resources required to deliver the change -perhaps need to support the medicines management team with their plans and projects
*There is no change management expertise in the team when the biggest agenda is change management.
*Evidence of public health directorate’s engagement and constructive work with pharmacy is needed.

LPC Scoring: Level 2

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