Referral Management - Community Pharmacy v1.0.0

ID

C69

Version

1.0.0

Type

Capability

Category

Referrals

Status

Published

Effective Date

Aug 30, 2024

Description

Supports the management of Inbound Referrals into Community Pharmacy from other Health or Care Organisations.

Outcomes

For Community Pharmacy Clinical Services:

Management of Inbound Referrals with technology provides better efficiency to Health or Care Organisations by using mechanisms to manage Referrals.

For a Patient:

Requests to relevant Health and Care Organisations for advice, treatment or handover of care that is efficiently managed, in turn providing appropriate care for the Patient.

For Health or Care Organisations:

Reduces the dependency on GP Practices, where clinically appropriate, by allowing Health and Care Organisations to send Referrals to Community Pharmacies.

MUST Epics - Describes the minimum functionality required to deliver a Capability. Solutions MUST be successfully evaluated against each Epic and Acceptance Criteria via Capability Assessment in order to be associated with this Capability

MUST Epics - Describes the minimum functionality required to deliver a Capability. Solutions MUST be successfully evaluated against each Epic and Acceptance Criteria via Capability Assessment in order to be associated with this Capability

E00639 - view Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals from NHS 111 for Patients

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to view Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals from NHS 111 for Patients

So that I can review Inbound Referrals from NHS 111 for Patients

Acceptance criterion 1: view Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals from NHS 111 for Patients

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage Inbound Referrals from NHS 111 for Patients

When the Health or Care Professional selects to view an Inbound Referral from NHS 111

Then the NHS 111 Inbound Referral is displayed

E00639 - Additional Implementation Details

Solutions MUST comply with the following when implementing this Epic:

  • 111 Standard for the following services:

    • Pharmacy First Minor Illness

    • Pharmacy First Clinical Pathways

    • Pharmacy First Urgent Medicine Supply


E00674 - view Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals from GP Practices for Patients

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to view Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals from GP Practices for Patients

So that I can review Inbound Referrals from GP Practices for Patients

Acceptance criterion 1: view Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals from GP Practices for Patients

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage Inbound Referrals from GP Practices for Patients

When the Health or Care Professional selects to view an Inbound Referral from a GP Practice

Then the GP Practice Inbound Referral is displayed

E00674 - Additional Implementation Details

Solutions MUST comply with the following when implementing this Epic:


E00641 - manually create Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to manually create Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

So that Referrals can be created manually

Acceptance criterion 1: manually create Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage Inbound Referrals for Patients

When the Health or Care Professional selects to manually create a Referral for a Patient

Then the Referral is created manually

E00641 - Supporting Information

  • Examples of scenarios where manually creating Referrals is required MAY include, but are not limited to:

    • Self Referral

    • Referrals received by NHSmail

    • GP Practice or NHS 111 Inbound Referrals with incorrect/missing data


E00645 - access Personal Demographics Service (PDS) to verify Patient details

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to access the Personal Demographics Service (PDS)

So that the Patient’s details can be verified against Personal Demographics Service (PDS)

Acceptance criterion 1: access Personal Demographics Service (PDS) to verify Patient details

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to access the Personal Demographics Service (PDS)

When the Health or Care Professional selects to access the Personal Demographics Service (PDS)

Then the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) is accessed


E00643 - amend status of Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to amend the status of Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

So that the status of Inbound Referrals can be amended

Acceptance criterion 1: amend status of Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage Inbound Referrals for Patients

When the Health or Care Professional selects an action to progress the Referral

Then the Inbound Referral status is amended

MAY Epics - Describes additional functionality associated with the Capability. Suppliers should consider all MAY Epics as part of their User Research. Suppliers can choose to map their Solutions to these Epics and they will be evaluated via Capability Assessment. Framework Authorities or purchasing organisations may require these Epics as product qualification or requirements criteria

MAY Epics - Describes additional functionality associated with the Capability. Suppliers should consider all MAY Epics as part of their User Research. Suppliers can choose to map their Solutions to these Epics and they will be evaluated via Capability Assessment. Framework Authorities or purchasing organisations may require these Epics as product qualification or requirements criteria

E00640 - notify Health or Care Professional of new Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to be notified of new Inbound Community Pharmacy Referrals for Patients

So that I know when new Inbound Referrals are received

Acceptance criterion 1: notify Health or Care Professional of new Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage Referrals for Patients

When a new Inbound Referral is received

Then the Health or Care Professional is notified of the new Inbound Referral


E00642 - sort Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

As a Health or Care Professional

I want to sort Inbound Referrals for Patients

So that I can view the Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals most appropriate to the situation

Acceptance criterion 1: sort Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage Inbound Referrals for Patients

When the Health or Care Professional selects to sort Inbound Referrals

Then the Inbound Referrals are sorted according to the selection


E00644 - flag overdue Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

As a Health or Care Professional

I want overdue Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals to be flagged

So that I can identify overdue Inbound Referrals

Acceptance criterion 1: flag overdue Community Pharmacy Inbound Referrals for Patients

Given the Health or Care Professional is permitted to manage Referrals for Patients

When an Inbound Referral is overdue

Then the overdue Inbound Referral is flagged

Items on the Roadmap which impact or relate to this Capability

Items on the Roadmap which impact or relate to this Capability