| Weekly News Digest - 14th August 2025 |
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| The UKHSA and Met Office provide alerts from June to September to warn of high temperatures that may impact public health. Aimed at health and social care professionals, the service helps manage risks during extreme heat. Alerts cover England only, and extraordinary alerts may be issued outside this period if needed, following the Adverse Weather and Health Plan. |
LPC AGM - Wednesday, 10th September
Join us online for the Community Pharmacy Thames Valley AGM on Wednesday, 10th September at 12.00pm. All contractors are invited to attend. This is your chance to meet your Chair, Ian Dunphy, and to ask questions from the LPC members. The meeting will receive the Annual Report for 2024/25 and the accounts for the same period. Contractors will be asked to vote to accept the accounts. The Annual Report and Accounts can be viewed on our website for those short on time, we have also compiled a convenient podcast summary.
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| To support community pharmacies in their readiness to offer the flu vaccination service for 2-3 yrs, the attached resources has been compiled. This signposts to useful information, resources and training related to the flu vaccination to help pharmacy professionals provide the service. |
| The National Patient Prescription Tracking Service (NPPTS) is now available via the NHS App and NHS website, allowing patients to track the status of their prescriptions online. Powered by the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) and integrated with Spine and pharmacy IT systems. Click here. |
| The UK Government is advising community pharmacy owners to get ready for the nationwide shutdown of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), scheduled for completion by January 2027. A joint letter from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Department for Health and Social Care provides guidance on the necessary steps pharmacies should take to prepare for this transition. See here for information. |
| Community Pharmacy England wants to know what pharmacy owners in Thames Valley would like to see in the 2026/27 CPCF. A new opinion poll is asking how you think funding should be allocated, what regulatory changes might help your pharmacy, and which services to consider introducing. Findings from the survey will inform national negotiating priorities and contribute to efforts to push for further improvements and support for the sector. The poll will be open until 11.59pm on Monday 8th September. Read more here |
Domestic Abuse Training Needs Assessment - SurveyOxfordshire County Council has commissioned NHS Solutions for Public Health to assess domestic abuse training needs across the county. The aim is to gather insights from professionals, stakeholders, and the public to ensure future training is relevant and effective. The survey will take 15 minutes to complete the Domestic Abuse Training in Oxfordshire Survey and share it with colleagues. Responses are anonymous, and not all questions are mandatory. Survey closes: 24th August. Domestic Abuse Training in Oxfordshire Survey. |
| Stay on top of your schedule with ease using our Monthly Deadline Tracker. This August edition is designed to keep you organized and help you meet your deadlines effortlessly. |
25 August 2025 Summer Bank Holiday - Posters
Summer Bank Holiday Posters detailing which pharmacies will be open across the Southeast of England on Monday 25 August 2025 is availbale for your information. Pharmacies are only listed on the posters if they are opening one or more of the Bank Holiday dates. A map of the pharmacies that will be open on the Bank Holidays can be viewed here. |
| Contractors can register to provide the community pharmacy flu vaccination service for two and three-year-olds on the Manage Your Service (MYS) portal. Contractors must read the service specification for the full requirements of service delivery. Contractors who register by 31 August will receive vaccine by 1 October 2025. Contractors will be paid £9.58 per vaccine administered. Further information is available on the Community Pharmacy England website. |
| The new-look portal will be launched on Thursday 21 August 2025. Please note: the MYS portal will be temporarily unavailable between 7:00am to 8:30am on Thursday 21 August 2025 whilst NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) make the changes. |
| Stay informed with the Pharmacy Academy podcast channel, a great source for weekly updates on essential pharmacy topics, powered by insights from NHS, CPE, and PGD guidance and AI generated for clarity. Stay connected, enhance your expertise, and dive into key pharmacy discussions—all in one place. |
| The LPC is pleased to announce that we are running a Women’s Health Training event on the 2nd November at Holiday Inn, High Wycombe We are planning short sessions from various speakers covering HRT. Menopause, Skin Care, UTI, PCS and EHC. We are delighted to welcome guests from CPPE, Bucks Sexual Health and other leading organisations! We are running it from 10am - 2pm with coffee and light refreshments included. Places will be limited so reserve your place today. Registration link. |
| NHS England is funding 240 places for the CPPE Accuracy Checking Pharmacy Technician (ACPT) programme for 2025/2026, supporting pharmacy technicians to safely perform final accuracy checks on prescriptions. More details, including eligibility and application info, are available here. |
| Community Pharmacy England will be holding a webinar about the new Childhood Flu Vaccination Service, in collaboration with NHS England, on Wednesday 20th August at 7.30pm. Register here. |
Bucks Health and Social Care Academyin collaboration with the ICB is offering 4 funded places on its accedited Health Coaching course. This hands-on, four-day course builds the practical skills and confidence needed to empower patients to manage their health and wellbeing more effectively and will be held at BCW Hub, Buckinghamshire New University, Walton Street, Aylesbury. See here for details, deadline for applications is 31st August 2025.
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| Join Let’s Talk About Vaccines—a free, 2.5-hour online training for health, social care or the voluntary sector in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire or Berkshre West. The interactive training session is designed to boost your confidence and skills in discussing vaccination decisions with patients. Five sessions are now open for booking through March 2026 via the BOB ICB training page, where you will also find videos and further details. |
| View the latest CPPE workshops with booking links, which are available to book now. Click here. |
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