December 2004: new Department of Health Guidance, Securing Proper Access to Medicines in the Out-of-Hours Period and a Practical Guide for PCTs and Organised Providers published. The documents explain how PCTs and Organised Providers can work together to develop and implement effective solutions to the provision of medicines in the out-of-hours period. The documents can be accessed by clicking on the links below:

Securing Proper Access

Practical Guide

To mark the publication of this guidance, a workshop will take place in London on Wednesday 26th January 2005 to help PCTs and organised providers of out-of-hours services implement this new and challenging approach. For more information on how to register for a place please click here.