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...

Quality Payment Scheme 2017

Under the new pharmacy contract the government announced the Quality Payment Scheme for 2017. Click here to go to the...

New pharmacy website for patients and public in Staffordshire and Stoke

Your Local Pharmacy Committee is pleased to announce we have a new website about Community Pharmacy in Staffordshire and Stoke...

Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) for Stoke and Staffordshire

In December 2015, the NHS shared planning guidance 16/17 – 20/21 outlined a new approach to help ensure that health...