Vacancy for an Independent LPC Member

We have today emailed all of our Independent contractors seeking expressions of interest in filling a vacancy on the LPC...

Administration of OTC medicines in schools

We have been made aware by local CCGs that  Staffordshire schools are informing parents/guardians with the incorrect advice regarding the...

Christmas and New Year bank holiday openings…

NHS England & NHS Improvement locally have just published their list of pharmacies open over the coming Christmas and New...

CPCS – Updated Local “Annex C” emailed yesterday

Following feedback from LPCs and some contractors, Andy Pickard (NHS England Pharmacy Advisor) has spoken to NHS111 and DoS leads...

CD Incident Reminder

We have received a poster from the CD Support Team which you may wish to print out for display in...

Had a problem with CPCS? Let us know…

We know with any new service that there can be teething troubles…and colleagues within the LPC and beyond tell us...

Primary Care Networks – Community Pharmacy Lead update (25/11/2019)

Further to our call for Expressions of Interest for the role of PCN Leads and subsequent collation of nominations, we...

Primary Care Networks – Further update and request for community pharmacy reps

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are multi-disciplinary teams of healthcare professionals working together at a local level to deliver joined up...

Medicines Support (Hospital to Home) Transfer of Care Around Medicines (TCAM)

This is to highlight that some hospitals in our area will be launching their referral to community pharmacy service via...

PQS Update – Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Staffordshire

Contractors wishing to claim under the Pharmacy Quality Scheme Prevention domain must from 1st October 2019 have commenced checks on...

Christmas and New Year Opening Hours 2019

NHS England & NHS Improvement have today emailed all community pharmacy contractors with the following message: Notification of Early Closure...

SSLPC Annual Report 2018-19 now available

Further to yesterday evening’s Annual Contractor Meeting, our Annual Report along with appendices is now available here. You can watch...