The document discusses improving quality and productivity in healthcare through initiatives like the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) program. It examines expanding prescribing and medicines supply roles for allied health professionals, including independent prescribing for physiotherapists and podiatrists, and supplementary prescribing for dietitians. The document also outlines existing mechanisms for patient specific directions, patient group directions, and exemptions that some health professionals can currently use for prescribing, supplying, and administering medicines.

1. AHP Medicines Project Improving quality and productivity www.dh.gov.uk Shelagh Morris Allied Health Professions Officer

2. High Quality Care for All Improving Quality Improving Productivity Enabled by Innovation Quality, Innovation, Productivity & Prevention (QIPP) Prevention The quality and productivity challenge

3. The QIPP programme Supporting commissioners to commission for quality and efficiency – e.g. through improved clinical pathways, decommissioning poor value care, tariff reforms Provider efficiency – supporting providers to respond to the commissioning changes and efficiency pressures by transforming their businesses Shaping national policy and using system levers to support and drive change e.g. tariff rules, primary care contracting & commissioning Care closer to home More standardisation Earlier intervention Empowered patients Fewer acute beds Reduced unit costs Characteristics of a sustainable system: Areas covered by QIPP programme

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