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Since the \u2018National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Constitution and Functions) and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (Functions) Regulations 2013\u2019 came into force on 1 April 2013, the Department has not asked the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to develop under Regulation 7 any technology appraisal guidance on the use of an unlicensed drug. The Department has, however, under Regulation 5, asked NICE to develop guidance and recommendations on the use of a combination therapy for use in the treatment of ovarian cancer outside the terms of its marketing authorisation.<\/p>
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Departmental Ministers have met with the hon. Member for Cardiff North (Jonathan Evans), with regard to his Off-Patent Drugs Bill and officials have also had discussions with Breast Cancer Campaign to understand their concerns around the prescribing of off-patent drugs and the implications for patients.<\/p>
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We are in the process of setting up a round-table discussion with key stakeholders, NHS England and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to review the evidence and develop a strategy to better support use of off-label medicines in areas where the evidence suggests that they can deliver patient benefit.<\/p>
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There are no licensing requirements to open a private dispensing appliance contractor business. NHS England is responsible for determining whether a dispensing appliance contractor should be granted the right to provide National Health Service pharmaceutical services. Such determinations can generally be appealed to the Family Health Services Appeal Unit of the NHS Litigation Authority.<\/p>
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The Department keeps the operation of the relevant NHS regulations governing the right to provide NHS pharmaceutical services under regular review with NHS England, the NHS Litigation Authority and contractors\u2019 representatives as appropriate.<\/p>
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NHS England is involved in a range of initiatives to improve all aspects of medication safety, including prescribing error. These include setting up a network of dedicated Medication Safety Officers (MSOs) in organisations providing National Health Service-funded care. Over 345 MSOs are now in place and have responsibility for medication safety reporting and learning from errors, including prescription errors.<\/p>
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NHS England and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency issued a Patient Safety Alert Improving medication error incident reporting and learning<\/a><\/em> in March 2014, and potential Patient Safety Alerts are under development that will aim to improve the safe prescribing of glucose test strips, naloxone and low molecular weight heparin.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> NHS England has commissioned the development of a new Medication Safety Thermometer, which is a \u2018point prevalence\u2019 survey tool available for providers to help them measure the prevalence of certain medication incidents in their care and so facilitate quality improvement projects to tackle leading causes of harm. Details of the Medication Safety Thermometer are available at:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>