Your Community Pharmacy portal for South Staffs
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...
EPS Update – Pharmacy FAQs added…
As part of the roll-out of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) to 21 “Beacon” practices across Stoke and Staffordshire, the Midlands...
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We have been made aware that there are SEVEN GP practices in East Staffs CCG area that have withdrawn from prescribing under...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...
Paraffin-based emollients on dressings or clothing – Fire risk
The reason for re-circulation is the publication of a Coroner’s report which raises concerns regarding patient and public awareness of...
Latest PSNC News
Adrenaline 150 microgram auto-injectors supply: Urgent actions required by pharmacy teams
Further to previous announcements about the availability of EpiPen and EpiPen Junior, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)...
October 16, 2018Patient questionnaire requirement of the Flu Vaccination Service
Community pharmacy contractors are reminded that a requirement of the Flu Vaccination Service is to ask all patients who have...
October 16, 2018PGD addendum published for the Flu Vaccination Service 2018/19
Public Health England (PHE) has published an addendum to the community pharmacy Flu Vaccination Service 2018/19 Patient Group Direction (PGD)....
October 15, 2018Epipen Junior Shortage – Patient Letter
Following the ongoing supply issues with Epipen Junior 150mcg which are expected to last for several months, NHS England has...
October 15, 2018Events
Health Literacy Training – Rodbaston Hall
Tuesday, 23 October, 2018, 18:30 buffet for 19:15 start
Rodbaston Hall, Rodbaston, Penkridge, Stafford ST19 5PH
Have you heard of Health Literacy? Can you recognise a patient with limited health literacy? How does it affect your...
CPPE – Falls Prevention workshop – Telford
Tuesday, 6 November, 2018, 19:30
Ramada Hotel Telford Ironbridge Forgegate, Telford Town Centre, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 4NA
The aim of this workshop is to increase your understanding of falls, how the pharmacy team can help prevent and...
CPPE – Falls Prevention workshop – Lichfield
Wednesday, 7 November, 2018, 19:30
Lichfield Cathedral Visitor Centre, The Old Registry, The Close, Lichfield, Staffs, WS13 7LD
The aim of this workshop is to increase your understanding of falls, how the pharmacy team can help prevent and...