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Annual Contractor Meeting 2017 – “Bridging the Income Gap”
Our Annual Contractor Meeting 2017 will take place on Wednesday 13th September 2017 at Chasewater Innovation Centre, Pool Road, Brownhills...
August Bank Holiday Pharmacy Openings
The list of Staffordshire pharmacies open on Monday 28th August 2017 (August Bank Holiday) has been uploaded to the NHS England website. ...
Practice Protected Learning Time (PLT) Dates
One or two contractors have been unsure on GP practice Protected Learning Time dates recently – these are sessions within...
Do NOT issue any remaining Chlamydia Tests
Since Staffordshire County Council awarded the sexual health service to SSFT the Chlamydia testing service “Be Clear” is being decommissioned....
QPS Submitting Your Claim: NHS BSA online declaration now open
Community pharmacy contractors are now able to access the Quality Payments online declaration portal. More info here
Order Your Be Clear on Cancer Respiratory Materials
Community pharmacy teams can now pre-order their campaign resources for the Be Clear on Cancer Respiratory Symptoms campaign which launches...
Suspect NHS Fraud or medicines being sold illegally? Here’s what to do…
In February your LPC discussed recent media stories which highlighted the problems of reselling medicines supplied on NHS prescriptions, and...
Latest Controlled Drugs Newsletter – March 2017
Local CD Accountable Officer, Sam Travis, has circulated the latest CD Newsletter – you can download a copy below. Highlights...
NHSE Quality Payment Update published
NHSE have published an updated Guidance on Quality Criteria quality-payments-quality-criteria-guidance-Feb 2017
High-strength insulin warning stickers
University Hospital North Midlands is now rolling out prescribing of high-strength insulin preparations; the LPCs are aware that this can...
Medicines in short supply
We have been alerted by one of our CCGs that pharmacies are unable to source supplies of travoprost (Travatan) eye...
Cessation of Together 4 Health Stop Smoking Services Staffordshire
Together 4 Health have sent a message via PharmOutcomes to pharmacies contracted to provide the smoking advisor service. Staffordshire County...
Latest PSNC News
Health & Care Review
Keeping up with all the latest developments in health and care policy could almost be a full time job and... August 18, 2017
Corticosteroids: rare risk of central serous chorioretinopathy with systemic and local administration
The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued advice on the risk of central serous chorioretinopathy. This has... August 18, 2017
CPPE launches New Medicine Service e-course
The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has launched an e-course which will enable learners to gain the key knowledge,... August 18, 2017
Promoting flu vaccinations: LPC toolkit launched
PSNC has today launched a toolkit to help LPCs to promote the Flu Vaccination Service. To support LPCs in matching the... August 17, 2017
Events
Annual Contractor Meeting 2017
Wednesday, 13 September, 2017, 7.15pm - refreshments available from 6.30pm
Chasewater Innovation Centre, Pool Road, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7NL
The LPC will be holding its Annual Contractor Meeting to seek approval of the annual accounts for the year to...