New community pharmacy contract
Following the publication of the report considering the future of community pharmacy services in Scotland ("The Right Medicine"), Quantics was commissioned to explore the impact of proposed changes to the remuneration structure on individual pharmacist pay and overall budget. The aim was to move away from an item-based fee towards a salary system and involved modelling dispensing activity at an individual pharmacist level, taking into account population demographics and deprivation.
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Review of the provision of out-of-hours emergency care arrangements for Borders Health Board
