Lindsay McClure

Associate Director, Medicines Pricing and Supply. NHS National Services Scotland. All views are my own. RT doesn't = endorsement.

[Scot Gov Health @scotgovhealth]

Public Health Minister Jenni Minto has met one of the first NHS patients to receive UK-sourced blood plasma in a generation at the @RIE_Lothian after a longstanding ban was lifted. It will reduce Scotland's reliance on imported products.

More - https://t.co/nb72IOguUR

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

The next GHP Procurement and Distribution Interest Group (PDIG) Symposium is on 18th June at the BCEC in Birmingham. Registration is now open: https://t.co/Ifp3tepKSd

[Alison Strath @alisonstrath]

Yesterday we published an independent review of Medicines Homecare in Scotland covering the supply of secondary care-initiated medicines and associated care to patients in the community https://t.co/KB8yD4A4Xw
My personal thanks to Ben Hannan for leading this work

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

Save the date - the next GHP PDIG symposium is on the 18th June in central Birmingham. Shortages, generic/biosimilar switching, packaging and labelling and much more. Registration opens in mid-March. For updates see https://t.co/Ifp3tepKSd

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

The presentations from the November GHP Procurement and Distribution Interest Group (PDIG) symposium are now online. A brilliant day! We will back in June - date and venue to be confirmed. https://t.co/Ifp3tepKSd

[NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service @NHS_SPS]

A great #PDIG conference today
Co-chaired by @MedsProcurement
Lots of recognition of pan-SPS support for managing medicines shortages
@AmandaCPharmacy & @SharonJacksonQA spoke about sourcing unlicensed medicines - click here for our resources: https://t.co/ZMeuLDz3gb

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

One hour to go and expecting a full house #PDIG

[Cathy Harrison @cathyharrison00]

If you have a passion for improving patient outcomes, you’re looking for an exciting post in pharmacy leadership and considering a move to a beautiful place with a great quality of life - this is an excellent opportunity to lead hospital pharmacy in the Western Trust in NI.

[Pharmacy in Practice @PharminPractice]

We are delighted to announce the 2nd annual @PharminPractice conference. Registration is open using the link below. Once again, we look forward to catching up with friends and colleagues, old and new.
https://t.co/0nhLK68bqh
All the best,
Holly and Johnathan

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

The next GHP Procurement and Distribution Interest Group (PDIG) Symposium is on 20th November at the BCEC in Birmingham. Registration is now open: https://t.co/oKKrQzVxPw

[FiercePharma @FiercePharma]

As mpox outbreak spreads across Africa, Siga's antiviral Tpoxx misses the bar in Congo study https://t.co/kzsfaRL9zK

[Cystic Fibrosis Trust @cftrust]

We have today received confirmation that agreements between NHS Scotland & Vertex have been finalised. The agreement is comparable to the one in England, NI & Wales, and will provide access to modulator therapies for all existing and future eligible CF patients in Scotland. (1/4)

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

The presentations from the June GHP Procurement and Distribution Interest Group (PDIG) symposium are now online. Hope to see you at the next PDIG symposium on 20th November at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre https://t.co/HfVe6zQrO1 #PDIG @GHPPharmacy

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

No one company has the scale to build viable solutions for recycling of primary pharmaceutical packaging. Harriet Lewis introduced CIPPPA - a new platform for collaboration on solutions https://t.co/cMiUrYF2nT. #PDIG

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

The NHSBSA will shortly be launching a new digital tool to support pharmaceutical companies in managing their product portfolio on dm+d #PDIG

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

Sophie McGlen highlighting opportunities to support delivering hospital at home including improved availability of stability data for extended infusions, and improved availability of pre-made or pre-filled injectable products. #PDIG

[Sophie McGlen @SophieMcGlen]

Presenting @GHPPharmacy #PDIG conference today about the challenges of medicines supply in #hospitalathome

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

And these are the pack sizes needed..

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

Philip Howard with an important message for generic manufacturers on the need for smaller antibiotic pack sizes to support the NHS in moving to the shortest effective antibiotic course lengths - helping combat AMR #PDIG #ShorterIsBetter

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

Kim Assender from @ABPI_UK explaining the new UK branded medicines pricing agreement, VPAG. The rebates that companies pay will now depend on where a medicine is in its lifecycle #PDIG

[Lindsay McClure @Lindsaymcc2001]

@PharminPractice I ❤️ this photo @Christi330162 @ErinGilmour @mspharm_