New Medicine Service (NMS)
The New Medicine Service (NMS) was commissioned as an Advanced Service from October 2011.
Further information can be found via: New Medicine service – Community Pharmacy England (cpe.org.uk)
New Medicine Service (NMS)
The following key documents have now been published. Please read these documents before providing the service.
- Service specification– (Updated to reflect expansion of the service)
- NMS and Transitional Payments – Important Funding Update
- CPGM NMS toolkit – January 2024-The toolkit outlines how to meet the service requirements and is a great tool to help you identify any knowledge gaps
NMS Depression Pilot (August 2022 – 31 March 2024)
The aim of the pilot is to test the inclusion of depression as a therapeutic area in the NMS and to test a revised NMS service model that would align more closely with the treatment of depression in primary care as part of an integrated clinical pathway. The service will also provide an opportunity to better utilise community pharmacists in supporting patients with mental health conditions.
Subject to the results of the pilot evaluation, this work will inform the further expansion of NMS therapeutic areas and a more flexible, patient-centric service model that aims to be better integrated into local care pathways, enabled by enhanced local signposting and data sharing.
The following key documents have now been published. Please read these documents before providing the service.
In order to support you to deliver this pilot a webinar was hosted by GM Healthcare Academy.
Click the link to watch on demand: NMS Depression Pilot Webinar – November 2023
- NMS Expansion Pilot – Patient feedback flyer
- NMS Depression Pilot Weekly Updates issue 1 22-08-2023
- NMS Depression Pilot Weekly Updates issue 2 11-09-2023
- NMS Depression Weekly Pilot Updates issue 3 29-09-2023
- NMS Depression Pilot Updates issue 4 15-11-2023
- NMS Depression Pilot Updates issue 5 28-11-2023
