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It is often identified as an area with opportunities for improvement. To improve the quality of non-medicine prescribing and assist in realising potential efficiencies in spending, it is important to develop governance processes around their usage and create formularies and clinical guidance. Following engagement with health boards and key groups, non-medicine has been identified as a priority area of focus for the Value-Based Prescribing Working Group. The Non-Medicines Spend workstream was tasked to provide guidance for a standardised approach to improving non-medicines governance arrangements that will aid NHS Health Boards in assuring the most effective, safe, and economic use of non-medicines within their Board area.  \nPurpose  \nThis handbook is an output from the Non-Medicines Spend working group and serves as a collated resource pack which includes innovative approaches that NHS Territorial Health Boards have implemented to improve non-medicines prescribing governance. It is a practical, user-friendly resource designed to facilitate sharing innovative strategies and templates for non-medicine prescribing governance, implementation delivery, reporting and review structures. These resources were compiled from contributions from a variety of health boards, with a special thanks to NHS Tayside for their extensive contribution.  \nTable of Contents  \n1. GOVERNANCE............................................................................................................. 6  \n1.1 DEFINE THE SCOPE OF NON-MEDICINES , MAP OUT BENEFITS AND STRATEGIC AIMS OF IMPLEMENTING A NON-MEDICINES MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE .................................................. 6  \n1.1.1 Establishing a non-medicines governance framework ........................................ 6  \n1.1.2 Prescribing Governance framework.................................................................... 9  \n1.2 DEFINE METHODOLOGY AND REVIEW CYCLE ...................................................................10  \n1.2.1 Example of Non-Medicine Review Cycle with Service Area overview ...............10  \n1.2.2 Example of Non-Medicine Review Process with Generic Key Milestones .........11  \n1.3 ESTABLISH A TERMS OF REFERENCE , ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.................................15  \n1.3.1 Terms of Reference example.............................................................................15  \n1.3.2 Declaration of interest in a company or prescribable non-medicine product......18  \n1.3.3 Declaration of Interests Form Template.............................................................20  \n1.3.4 Example of establishment of working group engagement letter ........................23  \n1.4 JOB DESCRIPTIONS .....................................................................................................24  \n1.4.1 Prescribing Support Nurse Job Description .......................................................24  \n1.5 CREATE A PROGRAMME WORKPLAN WHICH INCLUDES ALL NON-MEDICINE SERVICE AREAS..31  \n1.5.1 Benefits Mapping ...............................................................................................31  \n1.5.2 Example of a programme workplan ...................................................................33  \n1.5.3 Example of a Non-medicines Prescribing Oversight Progress Tracker .............34  \n1.6 CREATE PROCESS TO REVIEW AND AGREE FORMULARY APPLICATIONS IN ABSENCE OF EXISTING STRUCTURES ........................................................................................................36  \n1.6.1 Non-formulary product request process map.....................................................36  \n1.7 ESTABLISH FORMS TO MAKE FORMULARY APPLICATION AND STRUCTURE FOR REVIEW .......37  \n1.7.1 Non-Formulary Product Request Form Template .................","cbCaijTc5on8r9nR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijTc5on8r9nR","pdf",3621332,142,"English","# Introduction\n## About this handbook\n## Background\n## Purpose\n# Governance\n## Define the scope of non-medicines, map out benefits and strategic aims\n## Define methodology and review cycle\n## Establish terms of reference, roles and responsibilities\n## Job descriptions\n## Create a programme workplan\n## Create process to review and agree formulary applications\n## Establish forms for formulary application and review\n## Establish reporting and review format\n# Implementation and Delivery\n## Oversee development and maintenance of non-medicines formularies\n## Ensure service area has considered procurement and supply mechanisms","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the Non-medicines Prescribing Governance Handbook?\",\"answer\":\"It standardises governance approaches for non-medicines prescribing, helping NHS Health Boards assure the most effective, safe, and economic use of non-medicines. 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