| Weekly News Digest - 13th February 2025 |
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JOIN OUR TEAM!We're looking for an LPC Committee Member representing Independent Contractors. Interested in making a difference? Please complete and return the attached nomination form or fill out the online version by 12 noon on Friday, 14th February 2025. If nominations exceed available places, an election will be held, and voting papers will be distributed to eligible contractors. Join us in shaping the future! |
| On Friday, 7th February, Yuan Yang MP visited Asda Pharmacy in the constituency of Earley and Woodley to better understand the pressures facing local pharmacies. She was joined by Yasser Abboud, David Dean, Chief Officer, and Kevin Barnes, Contractor Support Officer. The visit to aimed to highlight the services provided to the local community and the vital role that pharmacies and their dedicated staff. Well done and thank you to the Asda Pharmacy team! |
| The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has retrospectively adjusted the reimbursement prices for certain products dispensed in October and November 2024. Visit CPE website for more information. |
Greg Smith MP Visits Wendover Pharmacy in AylesburyGreg Smith MP visited Wendover Pharmacy and met with pharmacy owner, Mohammad Tahir, David Dean (Chief Officer of Thames Valley Pharmacy), and Kevin Barnes (Contractor Services Officer). During the visit, he gained valuable insights and took the opportunity to understand the critical issues facing local pharmacies in the constituency of Mid Buckinghamshire. The visit highlighted the dedication and essential contributions of Wendover Pharmacy staff to the community. We extend our thanks to Mohammad and his team for hosting this important visit. |
| Community Pharmacy England has released a new factsheet detailing the EPS tokens required for end-of-month submissions to the NHSBSA. Please refer to the factsheet for more information. |
| The local Minor Ailment Scheme for pharmacies targets low-income patients and their dependents, providing a concise list of OTC medicines in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West (BOB) ICB area. It offers payment in addition to the referral fee or can be used for eligible walk-in patients. Claims are processed through PharmOutcomes. See here for further information and service specification. Pharmacies in the BOB ICB area can sign up to register. Please note, this service is not available to East Berkshire pharmacies (RBWM, Slough, Bracknell), as they fall under the Frimley ICB. |
| Catch up with the latest news from Healthwatch Oxfordshire, download this week's edition. |
Frimley ICB Prescribing NewsletterRead the latest from Frimley ICB Prescribing Newsletter, download this month's edition. |
| The NHS App team seeks your assistance in identifying community pharmacies to measure baseline benefits for prescription tracking and gather feedback on future NHS App roadmap items. They are particularly interested in a diverse range of pharmacies to help measure baseline benefits for prescription tracking and provide their views on upcoming NHS App features aimed at enhancing the medicines ordering journey, such as surfacing medicine review dates to facilitate proactive appointment booking. If you are interested, please contact Jo Cameron at jo.cameron5@nhs.net. |
From the 1st of April 2025 Dals will provide a new, unified interpretation service across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West. All previous interpretation services operating across BOB will cease on the 31st of March 2025. See here for more details and user training sessions. |
You will be aware of the difficulties in sourcing Pancreatic Enzyme Replacement Therapy (PERT). The attached document summarises actions to be taken by clinicians as detailed in the NatPSAs and provides information on the local arrangement in place for community pharmacies to obtain alternative imported stock. |
| The revised threshold for February is 25 clinical pathway consultations. Please remember that you only have 3 months to submit a claim after consultation, ie for February 2025 the last date is 5th May 2025. Click here. |
| Community Pharmacy Thames Valley is asking pharmacy owners and staff to share their views in a short 10 minute survey. The survey closes on 28th February 2025. For more information visit the Community Pharmacy England website. |
Recognition of Excellence Awards 2025The Recognition of Excellence (RoE) Awards continuing to champion the work of community pharmacy staff across the UK are now open for entries. Pharmacy teams from across the UK are encouraged to nominate themselves or colleagues before the closing date 4 April 2025 at: https://www.roeawards.co.uk. See here for more information on how to enter. |
| Community Pharmacy England 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. |
| Webinars about the future of collaborative pharmacy professional leadership will be held from 3rd to 25th February 2025. The webinars are open to all pharmacists and the wider pharmacy team. Why Attend? Contribute to shaping a more collaborative approach to pharmacy professional leadership that benefits patients and professionals alike. Register: See here for dates and sign-up links. |
If you have questions about the NHS Pharmacy contraception service, CPPE is running an online NHS Pharmacy Contraception service (PCS) - panel discussion. Dates: 26th February 2025 and 12th March 2025 from 7pm to 8pm. This webinar is a panel discussion includes representatives from NHSE, CPE and pharmacists delivering the contraception service. To register, click here.
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| PrescQIPP provide information, guidance and support on prescribing and help to make sure that treatments prescribed to patients are safe, effective and good value for money. See here for more information. |
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