Public Services Committee examines governance and accountability in the delivery of homecare medicines services
On Wednesday 28 June, the Public Services Committee will hear from NHS England representatives, including the Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, and the National Homecare Medicines Committee in an evidence session that will focus on governance and procurement procedures and accountability of service providers across the delivery of homecare medicine services.
Meeting details
At 4:00pm: Oral evidence
Inquiry
Homecare medicines services
Chair at National Homecare Medicines Committee, and Assistant Director of Procurement, Pharmacy and Healthcare Services at East of England NHS Collaborative Procurement Hub
Director of Medicines, Policy and Strategy at NHS England
Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for England at NHS England
This is the third evidence session for this inquiry, which has also looked at the experiences of patients and heard the views of regulators and professional groups.
Possible questions
- What are the roles of NHS England; and the National Homecare Medicines Committee; as related to homecare medicines services. What is the relationship between your organisations?
- How do you monitor the standards of homecare services? How can other interested parties do so?
- Who is responsible for holding providers to account for the standards of the services provided to patients? What powers do you have, respectively, for doing so?
- How are services procured? How much central coordination is there?
Further information