Issue - meetings

To consider a response of the Cabinet Member for Health.

The attached report sets out the Cabinet’s formal response to the former Health & Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee’s review ‘Making the Most of Community Pharmacy’. The Cabinet agreed this response at its meeting on 3 October 2017.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to note the response.

Officer contact: Dr Donna Sager, 0161-474-3928, donna.sager@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Health submitted the Cabinet’s agreed response to the recommendations of the Scrutiny Review ‘Making the most of Community Pharmacy’ (copies of which had been circulated) for the Scrutiny Committee’s consideration. The response had been produced jointly with the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), but some recommendation were outside of the responsibilities of either organisation, although where appropriate the Council and CCG would lobby on these issues.

Councillors asked whether community pharmacies would be able to use the EMIS system being rolled out in the NHS locally. In response it was stated that although there were mechanisms for community pharmacies to interact with this system, because of the range of providers locally, some of whom were large multiple site providers with their own systems, it was difficult to co-ordinate an approach.

Further feedback was sought on the lack of support from the CCG for the recommendation that pharmacists not be required to remain on site. In response, it was stated that there were clinical governance and safety concerns that would need to be overcome to facilitate pharmacist being off-site. Efforts being made by GP practices to bring in pharmacist support would mitigate the need for this.

RESOLVED – That the response be noted.

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Health & Wellbeing

The accompanying report represents the proposed Cabinet response to the former Health &Wellbeing Scrutiny Committee’s review ‘Making the Most of Community Pharmacy’, incorporating the response of the Council and Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group to the recommendations contained in the Scrutiny Committee’s final report.

The Cabinet is asked to approve the proposed response.

Officer contact: Donna Sager, 0161 474 3928, donna.sager@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Health submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Cabinet to agree its response to the recommendations of the Scrutiny Review ‘Making the most of Community Pharmacy’. The proposed response had been developed in conjunction with the Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group.

Cabinet Members commented that although the Scrutiny Review was timely, many of the issues it had explored were outside of the Council and CCG’s control, but could be usefully considered at a Greater Manchester level.

RESOLVED – (1) That the response to the ‘Making the most of Community Pharmacy’ Scrutiny Review Final Report and recommendations be approved.

(2) That the Cabinet’s gratitude and appreciation be recorded for the excellent work undertaken by the Scrutiny Review Panel and the contributions made by others.

(3) That the Chief Executive be requested to share the content of this response with the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Strategic Partnership.