1. Afternoon Workshop on Specials 08/02/2011

2. Specials: the current regional picture

3. Afternoon Workshop Agenda

4. Unlicensed Manufactured Medicines ‘specials’ East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub Stephanie Sprakes Pharmacy Procurement Project Manager stephanie.sprakes@eoecph.nhs.uk

5. East of England Specials sourcing group Multi-disciplinary group Formed in 2008 To provide guidance and resources to prescribers across the East of England National/regional updates Sharing of best practice

6. Specials prescribing toolkit

7. Specials prescribing toolkit v0.2 Additions to include:  Section on vitamin D  Section on eye drops  Section on medication errors in children  Expanded section on patients with swallowing difficulties  Expanded section on patient information  Any other suggestions…………..

8. Work with University of East Anglia The specials sourcing group has worked with Professor David Wright over the last two years For final year students they are now running a workshop dedicated to specials

9. Hub website

10. Future  Cost effective Specials manufacturers  The Specials Sourcing Group  Revised toolkit published  Local benchmarking?