| Weekly News Digest - 13th March 2025 |
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We are pleased to announce that the election for the Community Pharmacy Thames Valley Local Pharmaceutical Committee has now closed, and a candidate has been successfully chosen. Congratulations to Taofik Shodunke on being elected to the committee! We are confident that Taofik will bring valuable insights and leadership to our committee, and we look forward to the positive impact this will have on our community.
We would also like to extend our thanks to the other three candidates for stepping forward to contribute to the leadership of the LPC and their participation and dedication is greatly appreciated. Thank you to everyone who participated in the election process and cast their votes, your involvement is very important in shaping the future of our Local Pharmaceutical Committee. |
| The community adult nutritional supplement formulary has been updated. Please review the new products and take note of the items that have been removed from the list. This update aims to help you manage your stock more efficiently. Click here. |
| We are pleased to introduce our Monthly Deadline Tracker to help you stay organized, keep on top of your schedule and meet deadlines with ease. By keeping an eye on key dates and tasks, the tracker is intended to help you to stay on track. See here for March edition. |
| Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is becoming mandatory for all NHSmail users. MFA adds an extra layer of security by verifying your identity when logging in, in addition to just using your email address and password. It helps prevent unauthorized access to NHSmail accounts. To ensure your account remains secure see here for information on how to enable MFA on your NHSmail account. |
| If your smartcard or the role on your smartcard was set up a long time ago, you may need to update it to keep it working. For more information and recommendations on how to do this click here. |
| Please complete this using NHS Profile Manager before deadline 31st March 2025. This is a mandatory requirement for all pharmacy owners. Useful NHS Profile Manager Tutorials are available here. |
BOB ICB PCN Community Pharmacy Leads Teams Meeting – 24 March 2025 The next meeting for BOB ICB PCN Community Pharmacy Leads will take place on Monday, 24 March via MS Teams from 7pm to 8pm. Calendar invites have been sent out by the ICB, but if you have not received it, please contact louise.carlisle@nhs.net at the ICB. The key focus will be the Pharmacy Contraception Service. An agenda will be circulated prior to the meeting. If you have any questions contact Kevin Barnes: cso@cptv.org.uk |
Reminder from DHSC - Pharmacy First ServiceAttention Pharmacy Contractors - please be reminded that to qualify for the monthly fixed payment, all contractors delivering the Pharmacy First Service must also provide the Contraception Service and Blood Pressure Check Service by 31st March 2025, in addition to meeting the relevant consultation threshold. |
| The revised threshold for March is 30 clinical pathway consultations. Please remember that you only have 3 months to submit a claim after consultation, ie for March 2025 the last date is 5th June 2025. Click here. |
| You can now view the Data Security and Protection Toolkit workshop webinar on demand. Click here. |
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