Normally, our consultant will spend about 2 hours in the dispensary, observing and asking questions.
He will look at processes and potential efficiencies. Our consultant will then need to spend some time
looking at purchasing and PPD Drug statements as well as the Practice Formulary.
Our consultant will make notes and then meet with the Dispensary Lead, Practice Manager and Lead GP and any other GPs and managers who are available. He will discuss their preliminary findings and make suggestions for immediate gains. Our consultant will be available to help dispensers use the DM+D and any other information they would like help with.
During his visit we can cover, amongst other dispensing topics, ordering & maintaining stock, CD management, endorsing & reimbursement, concessions, PAs & VAT, DSQS and end of month drug statement analysis.
We will send Information sheets to the practice before the visit, which need to be completed as far as possible, and at least by 2 weeks before the visit. The visit normally takes about 6 hours, starting as close to 9am as possible. Following the visit our consultant will send a written report of our findings together with some information about how to continue assessing dispensing profitability.
Please note, geographical restrictions apply. Consultant visit descriptions may vary or change from the above depending on who can reach your practice.
For further details and our prices, please email the Dispex team via training@dispex.net
Secure PCN Funding
Leadership and Management Training Funding
The 2024-25 PCN DES contract specification allows for a Leadership and Management payment, but this is
now combined into the core PCN Funding. Please click here to read the updated DES contract in full.
What does this mean?
It means that practices can utilise the PCN Funding payment to have training through Dispex for Leadership
& Management training for your Dispensary! Either as an individual practice or at PCN level.
4 Steps to Free Training from Your PCN via Dispex
- Identify a leadership & management training requirement.
- Find a relevant and suitable Dispex course- such as our 7-course leadership & management package
(online learner-led) or our dispensary management profitability review (on-site training visit). - Contact your PCN Clinical Director or Lead and provide them with your training request and our course
information, plus our email training@dispex.net . Practices can use this TEMPLATE LETTER to
formalise their request with their PCN. It’s important to acknowledge that Dispex bears no
responsibility for the decisions made by NHS England regarding funding payments. Each
PCN functions differently with varying criteria for processing funding requests. - You will receive your training confirmation directly from Dispex. Please note, Dispex holds no responsibility
for NHS England’s decision on payments. Each PCN functions differently with varying criteria for
processing funding requests.
