| Weekly News Digest - 23rd January 2025 |
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We would like to congratulate Ian Dunphy on being elected as the Chair of the Community Pharmacy Thames Valley committee. With his vast experience and dedication to the field, Ian brings a wealth of knowledge and a vision for the future of community pharmacy.
Ian currently serves as the Superintendent Pharmacist of Hanborough Pharmacy in Oxfordshire and is the PCN lead for Eynsham and Witney. He is excited to embark on his journey to become an Independent Prescriber in 2025, with the support of his local GP surgery. Ian has been an active member of the LPC committee for five years, with the last three years as Treasurer.
Ian has dedicated 20 years to community pharmacy, primarily working for independent pharmacies and as a locum pharmacist in and around Oxford. His vision for the future, coupled with his dedication to continuous professional development, will undoubtedly strengthen our organization and leadership team. We look forward to the positive impact he will bring to our community and are excited for what the future holds under Ian’s leadership. |
According to feedback, some pharmacies on the Flu Vaccination Pharmacy Finder do not have vaccine stock. Pharmacies should ensure that the website accurately represents NHS seasonal flu vaccination availability to prevent wasted journeys by the public. The flu programme runs until 31 March 2025 and vaccine remains available to order. It can be obtained at a reduced minimum order size with 2/3 days delivery direct from the manufacturer or from medicines wholesalers. Pharmacies should check their published status at Flu Vaccination Pharmacy Finder and make changes if necessary. Changes take effect immediately and can be made using the Profile Manager. |
The Pharmacy Pressures Survey will provide important evidence of the challenges facing the sector and the results will be used to raise awareness in national media and Parliament to demonstrate the impact to the ongoing crisis to the Government and the NHS. It consists of two surveys, with many questions kept similar to last year’s. The surveys take around 10-15 minutes to complete and close on 28th February 2025. See here for more information. |
Community Pharmacy Englad has published new guidance to help community pharmacy owners complete the Data Security and Protection Toolkit 2025. The Toolkit is used to make a pharmacy’s information governance (IG) declaration and must be completed by 30th June 2025. To support with completing your 2025 toolkit submission CPE will be holding a webinar on Thursday 13th February at 7.30pm. See here for information on how to register. |
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We are delighted to share that Callum Anderson, MP for Buckingham and Bletchley, had a productive visit to Jardines Pharmacy in Meadow Walk, Buckingham. During his visit, he met with Krishnan Modi, the owner of the pharmacy, and Conor Steele, Head of Branch Services. David Dean, Chief Officer of Community Pharmacy Thames Valley, also joined the meeting. The discussions were insightful and focused on the critical role that community pharmacies play in delivering healthcare services. The visit provided an excellent opportunity to discuss future collaborations and the challenges faced by local pharmacies. We are pleased with the outcome of the visit and look forward to further strengthening our community pharmacy services. |
The Manage Your Service (MYS) Pharmacy portal will undergo essential maintenance from 7:00am to 6:00pm on Saturdays: 18 January, 8 February, and 15 February 2025, during which pharmacy owners will be unable to access the service or manage submissions. NHSBSA has emailed all pharmacy owners about the maintenance; for further assistance, contact the NHSBSA MYS team at mys@nhsbsa.nhs.uk or 0300 330 1368. Click here. |
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are relaunching the home learning environment Better Health Start for Life 'Little Moments Together’ campaign. A range of downloadable resources are available on the Campaign Resource Centre. Click here. |
Pharmacy owners who submit their FP34C declaration through the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal by the 5th of the month (or by the 6th if one or more bank holiday occurs during the first five days of the month) will receive 100% of their advance payments four working days after the submission deadline. View the early advance payment dates for 2025 here.
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The Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) Service Contract, starting in April 2025, has been shared with pharmacies via PharmOutcomes. To enhance the availability of this important service across the Reading Borough and West Berkshire Council areas, we need your support. The LPC has secured a 50% increase in remuneration for the EHC Service across East Berkshire, including pharmacies in Bracknell, Slough, and RBWM. Please read and accept the message on PharmOutcomes to join this initiative. For detailed service specifications and Patient Group Directions (PGDs), please see here. |
Read the latest article in the Pharmacy First myth busting series dispersing misconception about the service e.g.
If I receive a message that my Pharmacy First IT system cannot send an automated message to the patient’s GP practice following the patient’s Pharmacy First consultation, no further action is required. Wrong! It is a service requirement that a notification of the provision of the service is sent to the patient’s general practice on the day of provision or on the following working day. If the notification cannot be sent via the Pharmacy First IT system, the notification should be sent via NHSmail or hard copy. See here for series 9 and series 10.
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The revised threshold for January is 25 clinical pathway consultations. Please remember that you only have 3 months to submit a claim after consultation, ie for January 2025 the last date is 5th April 2025. Click here. |
2 WEEKS TO GO!Public Health Oxfordshire County Council in collaboration with Community Pharmacy Thames Valley will be holding an online event on Thursday, 6th February 2025 from 7.30pm-8.30pm. The aim is to increase awareness of synthetic opioids, understand available support services and harm reduction interventions, learn how to access these services and manage risks, gain knowledge about take-home naloxone, relevant legislation, distribution services in Oxfordshire, and safety measures and how to join and effectively deliver the Oxfordshire Community Pharmacy Take-Home Naloxone pilot service. To sign up register here.
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FREE training courses for pharmacy professionalsThe LPC subscribes to the Virtual Outcomes training platform, granting our pharmacies access to an array of online training resources. To get started, simply enter your ODS Code using the link below. |
To view all events please visit Community Pharmacy Thames Valley website |
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