Fife Prescribers Forum

Dunnikier House Hotel
Kirkcaldy
3rd February 2009
Attendees
Karen Lee Gwyneth Thom Gill Dennes
Lena Stewart May Currie Colette Henderson
Jaquie Taylor Susan Chapman
Anne McKean Karen Martin
Lorna Stewart Catriona Marshall
Apologies
Apologies were given from non medical prescribers unable to attend the meeting. Thanks to those who did this.

Introduction, welcome and thanks given to Allen & Hanburys and Boehringer Ingelheim for their financial support for the meeting

Minutes of previous meeting
Minutes of previous meeting were read by all in attendance and accepted.
Update on any other meetings attended
Clinical Standards NHS QIS – Gill Dennes on this group for COPD clinical standards. Planning standard for spring 2010

Asthma care group – schools very bad, kids have poor understanding of their problem. Research project happening in Glenrothes area – Anne McKean involved. P5 – P7 and teens, all schools contacted re this in Glenrothes area – response from only from 4 children.

Op Division Meetings – still held quarterly rotating between the Victoria Hospital and the Queen Margaret Hospital

Website update
Aware of problems, being addressed at the moment.
Fife Prescribing and Formulary Development Group – nurse Rx input update
Nurses who stated interest at last meeting are still waiting to find out if their time will be backfilled. Nurses are still interested though.
Update from NMP Advisor
Discussed CPD meetings and peer review events – feedback from all events is excellent. NMP Advisor post is ongoing until March 09. Waiting to find out if contract will be renewed.
Frequently asked questions document produced by Colette is to be published and circulated throughout NHS Fife.

Colette advised group that a nurse has been struck off the register for inappropriate prescribing.
Actions from previous meetings
Response from Anne Ritchie read out and circulated to group re spirometry in children and if there are any documented predicted values that could be used when carrying out this test. Anne advises that nurses in primary care should not be doing spirometry in children – Anne McKean paediatric nurse specialist felt that primary care nurses were well placed to carry out this test in primary care.

Gill Dennes is organising a spirometry meeting with Lena Stewart from A&H and will be including spirometry in children as a topic.

Susan Chapman advised group about a website that can be used to find predicted values of spirometry for children over 8 – www.spiroexpert.co.uk or .com
Can order paediatric mouthpieces for spirometer through stores.

Karen Lee has made contact with Molly Courtney and she would be pleased to come along to our next meeting on the 7th of April 2009.
What’s on your mind?
These points have been addressed as we have been going though each point in the agenda.
Date of next meeting
7th April 2009 at the Dunnikier House Hotel – buffet supper at 6.30pm with meeting starting at around 7pm. Molly Courtney will be a guest at this meeting and we will ask her to give us an overview of the national picture.
Any other business
Anne McKean brought up the fact that she has noticed that Singulair being used in paediatric patients has been causing changes in behaviour in some cases. Karen Lee and Lena Stewart both advised the group that if they felt that this was a side effect or an adverse effect from using this product then this was a yellow card event and should be reported as such.
Everyone thanked for attending the meeting and meeting closed