North East London Local Pharmaceutical Committee

Competency 9:Secure procurement skills that ensure robust and viable contracts.

Activity:

*Understanding of provider economics.

LPC Comments:

*The LPC is willing to engage with the PCT and PbC to develop this skill to help current and future commissioners.

LPC Score: Level 2

Competency 9: Secure procurement skills that ensure robust and viable contracts.

Activity:

*Negotiation of contracts around defined variables.

LPC Comments:

*SLAs produced so far are good and meet all negotiation variables.
*More evidence of use of pharmacy user data is needed to solidify the achievement of level 2.
*Evidence of compliance with Principles and Rules for Cooperation and Competition when commissioning all enhanced services regardless of the provider is needed to ensure fair play and eradicate domination to benefit the patient.
*User experience data could help improve delivery of enhanced services.
*Could solidify its position at this Level by demonstrating compliance with PRCC.

LPC Score: Level 2

Competency 9: Secure procurement skills that ensure robust and viable contracts.

Activity:

*Creation of robust contracts based on outcomes.

LPC Comments:

*All SLAs to date have been negotiated in a way that meets Level three requirements.
*Additional work on monitoring health outcomes and service user experience would be supported by the LPC.
*Clinical leadership could do more to improve pharmacy input especially in the early stages of consideration.
*The LPC works closely with the PCT to create robust contracts and is happy to develop this important work further.

LPC Score: Level 3

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