| Weekly News Digest - 7th November 2024 |
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| Providers who wish to deliver the COVID-19 Vaccination Service from their healthcare premises from 1 April 2025 are invited to submit a response through the NHSBSA webpage. Please note that community pharmacies with existing contracts do not need to re-apply as these extend to 31 March 2026. Any provider who wishes to participate must read the guidance and contractual agreements available on the NHS England website. Responses are due by 11.59pm on 19 November 2024. Click here. |
Community Pharmacy England (CPE) will be hosting two webinars to discuss the Government’s NHS 10-year plan. The webinars will provide detail on how the plan is being developed, outline opportunities for pharmacy owners to have their say, and how CPE is responding on behalf of the sector. Click on your preferred date to register:
Monday 18th November, 7.30pm
Tuesday 26th November, 7.30pm |
NPA Board and Community Pharmacy Thames Valley committee member, Olivier Picard, is featured in a broadcast SkyNews interview. Olivier launched Ask Your Pharmacist Week, raising awareness of pharmacy services and addressing common medicine myths. Watch the SkyNews clip. |
| World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), runs from 18th to 24th November, and is led by the World Health Organization. The aim is to raise awareness of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and promote best practices among the public, healthcare workers, and policymakers to prevent the spread of drug-resistant infections. A toolkit has been provided with quick and ready-to-use resources to support local World AMR Awareness Week campaigns. |
Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS) has launched a podcast series addressing issues around the Pharmacy First service. The series features pharmacy colleagues and expert clinical speakers discussing the seven clinical conditions. Resource links are also available on the SPS Pharmacy First podcast webpage. The first five episodes, cover: sinusitis, sore throat, otitis media, UTI, providing the service to children. Tune in to the SPS Pharmacy First podcast series!
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| Visit our website to view a very useful webinar detailing the UTI clinical pathway. |
NHS England has launched the latest ‘Act FAST’ campaign to increase awareness of the signs of a stroke and encourage people to dial 999 at the first sign. There is a toolkit providing all the information and resources you need to encourage your audiences to Act FAST on signs of a stroke, including social media videos, posters and leaflets.
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| The British Medical Association is discussing with the Government the funding for GP practices to cover salary uplifts from this week’s Budget. Community Pharmacy England acknowledges the sector's concerns about the Budget's impact on their businesses, view Janet Morrison's statement for more details. |
| The October edition of the Frimley Prescribing newsletter, including latest news and events, is available to view. |
| The latest edition of the NHSBSA's Hints and Tips for Dispensing Contractors is now available. This includes items on topics such as UTI, Pharmacy First, flu vaccine reimbursement and end of month submission. Click here |
| All pharmacies must complete this mandatory survey by 11th December 2024. Pharmacies should have received an email from NHSBSA to complete the survey. If not, check with your head office if you're part of a multiple pharmacy group. |
| Community pharmacy owners are invited to share data for a fiscal review. Frontier Economics and IQVIA are analysing the full cost of NHS pharmacy services for NHS England to assess funding sustainability. The survey will take about 15-20 minutes and all data will be anonymized and kept confidential. Please complete by Monday, 11th November 2024. |
| Change Grow Live (CGL) is launching a new pharmacy service in Reading to support substance misuse treatment. The event will cover the new holistic wellbeing and safety-focused service, its components, development, pilot, and evaluation. It will also discuss the new process for recording activity and making claims on PharmOutcomes, along with improved pharmacy remuneration. Existing contract holders have been invited to express interest. If you wish to consider delivering this service, contact Lynn Taylor at CGL email: lynn.taylor@cgl.org.uk. Please use the meeting link to join the Zoom event on Wednesday, 27th November 2024 at 7:30pm. |
| Community Pharmacy England will be hosting a webinar on the introduction of Original Pack Dispensing (OPD) on Monday 25th November at 7.30pm. The OPD webinar has been scheduled ahead of changes coming into effect to help guide pharmacy owners and their teams put plans in process to implement this new dispensing protocol. Book your place now! Visit the CPE website for more information. |
| The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) are hosting webinars on prescription processing and reimbursement. These online sessions cover how NHSBSA handles submissions, common errors, and tips on endorsing prescriptions. Pharmacy teams can benefit by learning new practices to prevent payment errors and asking questions during the webinars. The first webinar will be held on Tuesday, 14th November at 10.00am, to register email NHSBSA at open-days@nhsbsa.nhs.uk. Please visit the CPTV website for further webinar dates and times. |
CPPE have some useful training workshops for community pharmacies. The workshops cover topics such as: Asthma: optimising adherence to medicines, NHS Pharmacy First: Clinical assessment - essential skills, Valproate: the hard conversations, supporting people living with dementia, Atrial Fibrillation: improve detection and person-centred care, Deprescribing and COPD. Visit our website to view the full calendar and booking links.
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NHSE will be presenting the following support webinars to answer any questions you may have for hosting a trainee for the 2026/27 year: Thursday 7th November 6:30pm to 8pm - Meeting link Tuesday 19th November 6:30pm to 8pm - Meeting link Wednesday 27th November 1pm to 2pm - Meeting link |
NHS England have scheduled a webinar to discuss the programme underway, contribute, share reflections and help co-design and shape this new national resource. Register your place on this event on 27th November 2024 from 7.00pm - 8.30pm. |
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