Pharmaceutical

NPS is an independent, not for profit organisation (funded by the Federal Department of Health and Aging).  NPS works with health professionals, consumers, Government and industry to improve the health of all Australians through Quality Use of Medicines (QUM).

Professional Education and Quality Assurance

Doctors, pharmacists and other health professionals can take part in educational activities and use quality assurance tools to reflect on their own practice and apply best practice therapeutic guidelines, through Education and Quality Assurance Programs.

The Capricornia Division of General Practice contracts an NPS Facilitator to provide:

• educational visiting on 2 NPS topics each year
• case study group discussions

These are provided free of charge to GPs, practice nurses and pharmacists.

Quality Use of Medicines for Consumers

The NPS Community QUM Program, operating in partnership with the Consumers' Health Forum of Australia (CHF) and other consumer groups and organisations, aims to provide consumers with the information and resources they need to be partners with health professionals in making best use of medicines. National media awareness campaigns and community-based programs for specific population groups are part of our ongoing program for consumers.

Publications

Health professionals can keep up-to-date on the latest independent, balanced, evidence-based information about medicines regularly, through the following NPS publications: Australian Prescriber, NPS News, NPS Radar, and Prescribing Practice Review.

Website

The NPS website www.nps.org.au provides an extensive range of resources for health professionals, health consumers and the media.

For more information, please contact the Division's NPS Contractor, Geoff Broadhurst on email gbroadhurst@capdivgp.com.