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Overcoming barriers to increasing Electronic Repeat Dispensing
On 1st March Aelfgar Surgery in Rugeley hosted a number of local pharmacies for a Business Change meeting aimed at...
EPS Controlled Drugs roll-out starts this week!
NHS Digital have recently announced that Pharmacies now able to dispense controlled drugs via Electronic Prescription Service – see: https://digital.nhs.uk/news-and-events/latest-news/pharmacies-now-able-to-dispense-controlled-drugs-via-electronic-prescription-service...
Important information about correct timing of childhood immunisations
Public Health England have yesterday circulated the following information via NHS England to forward to all healthcare professionals, and we...
Flu vaccination stocks
We are getting reports that there are a few people trying to access flu vaccinations via GPs or pharmacies, so...
Good news stories…
It’s not often that patients and carers shout about the service they get from our pharmacies, but we have come...
Action on Hearing loss – Lichfield area project
Message from Action on Hearing Loss – who are again seeking YOUR in reaching out to people in the Lichfield...
Have YOU checked out VirtualOutcomes training modules yet?
To All Contractors and pharmacy teams! As part of our on-going programme of training, the LPC has invested in an...
Helping patients avoid NHS Penalty Charges – #Checkbeforeyoutick
Your LPC has been hearing that many patients are receiving penalty notices from NHS BSA as their exemption claims have...
Information on Medicines Shortages for your patients
We are all too well aware of the extent of current shortages of certain medicines, and particularly about the impact...
Deadlines,deadlines…four of them coming up!
Compliance with clinical governance requirements – coming deadlines The end of the financial year (31st March) is approaching and community pharmacy...
Business Continuity – one contractor’s experience…
Dosthill Pharmacy Fire – November 2018 – By Carl Rose, Group Commercial Manager (Shiraz & Sons Ltd) Just after 10pm, on...
Medicines Safety Updates – from MHRA and the Staffordshire MSO Network!
Please find below the December Edition of the Staffordshire Medicines Safety Officer Network Newsletter: December Newsletter FINAL Furthermore, the December...
Latest PSNC News
March 2019 Price Concessions – 1st update
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today granted the following initial list of price concessions: Drug Pack Size...
March 20, 2019Quality Payments: Updated gateway criteria report now available
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has updated its weekly gateway criteria report, allowing community pharmacy contractors to check whether they...
March 19, 2019Change of circumstance or ODS code for your pharmacy? Read our guide
PSNC has updated its guidance to support contractors whose pharmacies are due to have a change of location or ownership....
March 18, 2019GPhC publishes a new enforcement policy for registered pharmacies
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has published a new enforcement policy for registered pharmacies, which intends to drive continuous improvement in...
March 18, 2019Events
Smoking Service Training
Thursday, 4 April, 2019, 6.15pm for 6.45 start
The Barns, Cock Sparrow Ln, Cannock, WS12 4PB
Face to face event for all smoking practitioners in Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire pharmacies. This training is intended for...
