Primary Care Networks – Update and request for community pharmacy representatives

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...

Reminder: Finish of AMR campaign and commencement of Stoptober

Community pharmacy contractors are reminded that the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) campaign, which contractors have been participating in (since the 1st...

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...

PSNC Team visit Walsall to discuss five-year deal

Many of you will have heard by now about the five-year deal on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF). As...

Re-Solv for help on drugs and solvents

Do you know how to help a parent worried about their child and drugs or solvents? Following a brilliant training...

NPA Member event – after the PSNC Walsall Roadshow!

NPA Members are welcome to join a LPC and NPA hosted event on 29th September in the afternoon (lunch from...

Reminder regarding termination of the Pharmacy First Common Ailments Service

From Andy Pickard Pharmacy Advisor – NHS England and NHS Improvement Following my letter dated 2nd July which gave formal...

DHSC information on HRT product availability

Late on Friday afternoon the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) issued a document which summarises the current supply...

Medicines Focus – August 2019

Click here to access the Staffordshire & Stoke CCGs’ monthly Medicines Optimisation Team newsletter for GP practices and providers.  This...