Enhanced services down by over 5%

摘要

COMMISSIONING of local enhanced pharmacy services in England decreased by more than 5 per cent in 2011-12 compared with the previous year, latest statistics show. Data from the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre reveal that the number of local enhanced services provided in 2011-12 dropped by 1,679 (5.4 per cent) to 29,283 ?breaking a five-year trend of increased commissioning. "This may be due to the uncertainty around the new structure of the NHS," the report says. "Primary care trusts, which are due to be abolished, may have been cautious commissioning services with new contractors in light of these changes."