Emergency Supply Service Issues

Problems for patients trying to access Pharmacy First Emergency Supply service after NHS111 referral. Could this have happened at your...

Central Health is now accepting applications for membership!

In July this year Central Health Solutions Limited was established as a pharmacy provider company to work on the behalf of pharmacy...

Virgin Care contacts and information added

We have today added a page with information and contacts for Virgin Care services provided in the East Staffordshire CCG...

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...