Expression of Interest: NHS England Teach and Treat Programme 2024
Shared on behalf of NHSE
Dear Colleague,
NHS England is pleased to announce the launch of a National Teach and Treat Programme for 2024.
Purpose of the programme
The programme’s purpose is to facilitate a link between community pharmacists and a designated prescribing practitioner (DPP) through an innovative teach and treat model. Access to prescribing supervision is a particular challenge for pharmacists training to prescribe in a community setting. Community pharmacists often seek a prescribing learning environment and supervision from a DPP in a different sector. Within the teach and treat programme there will be a project lead who can act as the DPP themselves or provide access to multiprofessional DPPs through connections already in place or by developing new networks.
What is the offer
NHS England will provide £50k of funding to six NHS regions in England (excluding the Southwest). ICBs and organisations within each region will be given the opportunity to bid for some or all this funding – individually or as collectives.
If you are interested in this offer
The expectation of this programme is to support community pharmacists across your region to achieve their prescribing accreditation. To bid for this offer you will need to identify a project lead with sign off from their employing organisation that they will provide the governance required for this programme.
To be able to achieve the goals of this programme at a minimum you must:
- Understand what prescribing services within your region would benefit the patient population
- Communicate with community pharmacists through local engagement identifying those wanting to undertake their prescribing accreditation who hold the appropriate values and behaviours required to become a competent and safe prescriber.
- Ensure community pharmacists identified meet the eligibility criteria for an accredited prescribing course in England and commitment to enroll before March 25.
- Be able to provide access to a suitable DPP and clinical prescribing environment for the community pharmacists identified
- Commit to provide a sustainable model for enhancing supervision capacity and capability across your region once this programme is complete
Please see results of the Southwest teach and treat pilot here for ideas on how to operationalise this funded opportunity.
Next steps
Applications open on Monday 22nd July and close on Monday 12th August at midday. Apply using our MS form which includes guidance on how to apply.
For more information regarding pharmacist independent prescribing please visit our website or contact us on england.pharmacyteam@nhs.net
Decision
Successful bidders will be informed by 2nd September 2024.
