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Christmas is coming! Well, perhaps not yet but if you normally open on a Saturday and want to have Boxing Day as a day off, then you need to start planning now. PSNC have issued guidance about Saturday 26th December 2015:
• Saturday 26th December 2015 is a standard working day - the Bank Holiday is on Monday 28th December 2015, so if a contractor is usually open on a Saturday they will be required to be open on Boxing Day.
• To make changes to supplementary hours for that date a contractor is required to give NHS England Wessex 90 days’ written notice
• To make changes to core hours a contractor will need to apply to NHS England Wessex and provide evidence of change in need.
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The Dorset CCG Formulary is now readily accessible, and can also now be downloaded as an app.
Chapter 26 - Wound management products and elasticated garments - contains the PAN Dorset wound management formulary. Community Pharmacists are encouraged to become familiar with this so that they can inform prescribers when items are not listed on the formulary, and help to support adherence to the formulary by stocking items listed.
The formulary can be accessed via www.dorsetformulary.nhs.uk and the app
via www.dorsetformulary.nhs.uk/Mobile/default.asp
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 Check34 - a new tool to help with prescription analysis
A new online system to help community pharmacy contractors to analyse the prescription data they receive every month from the Pricing Authority is being launched by PSNC this month. A unique collaboration with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) means all NPA members will gain access to Check34, without paying a separate subscription fee.
As well as enabling contractors to monitor their monthly prescription payments as notified on the monthly FP34 Schedule of Payment it will also provide the prescription data trend analysis which until now has only been available to larger companies with substantial IT resources.
Contractors who use Check34 will be able to view trends in a number of key performance indicators (KPIs) for their prescription business and look back at historical payment data. They will also be able to compare their individual performance against collated regional and national data.
Find out more, including screenshots and FAQs, at: dld.bz/dB2DN
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The smoking cessation workshop at Merley is full but spaces are available on 4th June at the Dorford Centre.
You should book onto this if you were unable to attend the multidisciplinary workshops held last year and you wish to provide the service.You can book online via the LPC website. Please note that the CPPE booking cancellation policy applies to these workshops.
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