Your Community Pharmacy portal for South Staffs
How can we help you with Quality Payments (and more…)?
Your LPC would like to know what support mechanisms we need to put in place to help you to maximise...
Requests for Freestyle Libre? Do NOT refer for a prescription!
There seems to be some confusion about the prescribing of FreeStyle Libre within Staffordshire and Stoke. The CCGs are currently...
Flu Jab PGD updated
PGD addendum published for the Flu Vaccination Service 2018/19 Public Health England (PHE) has published an addendum to the community...
Messages from Andy Pickard at NHSE about local issues.
Please see three messages below from NHSE…. NUMSAS: Dear colleagues As you may already be aware, the NUMSAS service has...
Annual Contractor Meeting 2018
Our Annual Contractor Meeting was held yesterday evening, at which the Annual LPC Accounts were unanimously approved; you can find...
OTC Medicines – local prescribing guidance
Information for Community Pharmacy Teams about new NHS and CCG Guidance on OTC prescribing The Staffordshire Health Economy Over-The-Counter (OTC)...
East Staffs practices and Enhanced Shared Care Agreements
We have been made aware that there are SEVEN GP practices in East Staffs CCG area that have withdrawn from prescribing under...
PharmOutcomes Entry Errors Cost YOU Money
It has come to the attention of the LPC that some of our contractors are entering items incorrectly on PharmOutcomes...
Medicines Matter Pharmacy Campaign
Community Pharmacies across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent are being asked to take part in this vitally important campaign. The...
Recording on PharmOutcomes:
The LPC have produced a series of videos explaining how to use PharmOutcomes to record services. There are several short...
100 Hour Pharmacies – new online reporting process for opening hours
As of Monday 5th February 2018 the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) logs will be available for completion via PharmOutcomes. Therefore you...
12-batch electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) – expiry after 365 days
One of our LPC members has had a small number of eRD prescriptions expire before being able to dispense and...
Latest PSNC News
October concession increase for Risperidone 2mg tablets
Following further representations from PSNC, there will be an increase to the October 2018 price concession for Risperidone 2mg tablets....
November 16, 2018Drug Tariff Watch: December 2018 changes
The Preface lists additions, deletions and alterations to the Drug Tariff. Below is a quick summary of the changes due...
November 16, 2018Quality Payments: NSAID audit now available
Specialist Pharmacy Service has published the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) audit, which community pharmacy contractors will need to complete if...
November 16, 2018Workforce concerns raised in advance of NHS long-term plan
A report on the NHS workforce published today warns that staff shortages could triple in a decade. Analysis by the...
November 15, 2018Events
CPPE – Falls Prevention workshop – Keele
Wednesday, 16 January, 2019, 19:30
Keele Hall, Old Library Keele University, Keele Campus, Keele, Staffs, ST5 5BG
The aim of this workshop is to increase your understanding of falls, how the pharmacy team can help prevent and...
CPPE – Inhaler Technique workshop – Shrewsbury
Wednesday, 6 March, 2019, 19:30
Shropshire Education and Conference Centre Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQ
This workshop will provide an overview of the clinical skills required to support respiratory patients to manage their condition and...
CPPE- Inhaler Technique workshop – Keele
Wednesday, 13 March, 2019, 19:30
Keele Hall, Old Library Keele University, Keele Campus, Keele, Staffs, ST5 5BG
This workshop will provide an overview of the clinical skills required to support respiratory patients to manage their condition and...