Requests for Freestyle Libre? Do NOT refer for a prescription!

There seems to be some confusion about the prescribing of FreeStyle Libre within Staffordshire and Stoke. The CCGs are currently...

Flu Jab PGD updated

PGD addendum published for the Flu Vaccination Service 2018/19 Public Health England (PHE) has published an addendum to the community...

Messages from Andy Pickard at NHSE about local issues.

Please see three messages below from NHSE…. NUMSAS: Dear colleagues As you may already be aware, the NUMSAS service has...

Annual Contractor Meeting 2018

Our Annual Contractor Meeting was held yesterday evening, at which the Annual LPC Accounts were unanimously approved; you can find...

EPS Update – Pharmacy FAQs added…

As part of the roll-out of Electronic Repeat Dispensing (eRD) to 21 “Beacon” practices across Stoke and Staffordshire, the Midlands...

URGENT AND IMPORTANT! Reporting on Public Health Campaigns…

Recording Public Health Campaign Data on PharmOutcomes It is a contractual requirement that community pharmacies run public health campaigns at...

OTC Medicines – local prescribing guidance

Information for Community Pharmacy Teams about new NHS and CCG Guidance on OTC prescribing The Staffordshire Health Economy Over-The-Counter (OTC)...

East Staffs practices and Enhanced Shared Care Agreements

We have been made aware that there are SEVEN GP practices in East Staffs CCG area that have withdrawn from prescribing under...

PharmOutcomes Entry Errors Cost YOU Money

It has come to the attention of the LPC that some of our contractors are entering items incorrectly on PharmOutcomes...

Medicines Matter Pharmacy Campaign

Community Pharmacies across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent are being asked to take part in this vitally important campaign. The...

Pharmacy First for Common Ailments – Impact of new national and local guidance

Following the guidance recently issued by NHS England on the prescribing of OTC medicines for conditions which could be managed...

Recording on PharmOutcomes:

The LPC have produced a series of videos explaining how to use PharmOutcomes to record services.  There are several short...