Implementing the new contract

摘要

This week,the Scottish Executive published details about how the new community pharmacy contract in Scotland will be implemented.The implementation programme starts immediately and will continue until April 2007.A phased implementation has always been on the cards.The Scottish Executive Health Department and the Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council agreed some time ago that each of the four core services within the new contract should only be implemented when the supporting e-infrastructure became available.This means that,from April 2006,the public health and minor ailment services will be introduced.