Welcome to the South Staffordshire Local Pharmaceutical Committee Website
The LPC is the statutory body that represents all community pharmacy
contractors in the South Staffordshire area. Currently, there are 129
pharmacy contractors(November 2011) across South Staffordshire.
This website is designed to be a reference source for community
pharmacy contractors in South Staffordshire, along with providing
information to the general public on the role and activities of the LPC.
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January Newsletter Published - UPDATED! |
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Written by Peter Prokopa
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 |
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The LPC Newsletter for January 2012 (No 141) has been published and can be accessed HERE. Please note there has been a slight alteration to the Newsletter (25th January) to make a link viewable on page 4.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused... |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 25 January 2012 )
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C Difficile Passport Launch |
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Written by Peter Prokopa
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Thursday, 19 January 2012 |
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Reducing healthcare associated infection remains a high priority for the West Midlands. Attached to this email are a number of resources as part of an initiative to reduce C difficile – the CDI passport. The idea behind the CDI passport is simple. It is issued to patients on diagnosis of C. difficile infection in hospital or by their GP. Subsequently the card should be shown whenever the person accesses health services eg. GP, pharmacy hospital etc.
This approach was initially piloted in NHS North West and proved highly successful and is now being introduced across the West Midlands. Some pharmacies are already involved (eg. ASDA through their national links with the North West).
You may also wish to encourage staff to access the CPPE and HPA materials on this topic, simply click on the links. The card and associated mateials including instructions for clinicians can be found here
If you or colleagues are presented with the card by a patient, then you should use your professional discretion about the appropriate action to take. In most instances, this will be to contact the prescriber to ensure they are aware of the patient’s status, particularly if they are prescribed broad spectrum antibiotics or proton pump inhibitors.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 January 2012 )
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Cannock Healthy Living Pharmacies Workshop - Bookings now CLOSED |
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Written by Peter Prokopa
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 |
Please note that in addition to the change of venue, we have now had to close bookings for this workshop. Places remain available at Burton on Wednesday 24th January or at Codsall on Thursday 2nd February - please book in at the Doodle website or telephone or text Peter Prokopa on 07870 214487 with your name, pharmacy and chosen workshop. We will hold a further a further session later on this year if their are sufficient numbers unable to attend one of the current series.
As a reminder, the Cannock workshop venue has been changed to:
Ramada Birmingham North Hotel
Plas des Legendes Suite
Bridge Street
Off Watling Street
Cannock WS11 0DQ
For a location map, click HERE
Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 January 2012 )
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BANK HOLIDAY OPENING 2012 |
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Written by Peter Prokopa
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Wednesday, 28 December 2011 |
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If you haven't done so yet, please advise the PCT of all of your intentions for Bank and Public Holidays in 2012 (and New Year's Day 2013) by completing the form which was posted to you recently, a copy of which you can find HERE. Completing and returning one of these to your Primary Care Administrator will help the PCT plan any additional pharmacy opening requirements on these dates.
Primary Care Administrators are listed below; all are situated at the PCT Office within Springfields Health & Wellbeing Centre, Lovatt Court, Rugeley WS15 2FH.
Stafford & Surrounds and Seisdon - Alison Boulton tel 01889 571362 email
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Cannock Chase - Kim Williams Tel 01889 571360 email
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South East Staffs - Debra Poyser Tel 01889 571357 email
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East Staffs - Denise Pidd Tel 01889 571355 email
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For more information on Bank and Public Holiday opening requirements, click HERE. |
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 January 2012 )
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South Staffs LPC Contractor Survey - Update! |
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Written by Peter Prokopa
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Monday, 12 December 2011 |
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You will probably already be aware that the LPC earlier this month launched their Contractor Survey for 2011-12. The survey examines contractor's opinions on current and past performance, use of resources and future direction.
We hope that you will be able to spare five minutes or so to undertake the survey, which can be found by following this link: www.surveymonkey.com/s/NX3YSV7
We are particularly keen for Company Chemists' Association contractors - ie Boots, Lloyds, Asda, Morrisons, Tesco, Sainsburys, Rowlands, Co-Op (not Mid-Counties) - to take part in the survey; to date these contractors only make up 10% of the responses but have almost 50% of the pharmacies in South Staffs!
There is also a hard-copy pdf version available if you cannot access the on-line survey - please click here
Thanks in anticipation - the survey will run until 31st January 2012; results will be published on this website and in the LPC Newsletter soon after the February LPC meeting.
Peter Prokopa (Chief Operations Officer) |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 30 December 2011 )
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