Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework
To support contractors engage with the new Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) we will be sending a weekly communication every Friday to highlight key milestones and activities. Following your feedback we will also be breaking the tasks into smaller sections to make this more manageable. With the amount of activity needed it is going to be really important that you don’t delay and complete tasks every week.
The mailings can be viewed here.
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GMLPCs PCN Locality Events
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To support you and your teams, Greater Manchester LPC are hosting a number of Primary Care Network locality events which are a MUST ATTEND session. We have now hosted the first two of our events, which were well received. The first was in Manchester on the 2nd October, followed by Tameside and Glossop on Wednesday 16th October. Please make sure you have booked your place at the event in your locality so that you don't miss out on your chance to meet other community pharmacy colleagues in your network and the opportunity to claim your PQS payment. Further details are in the Locality section of this newsletter or can be found here.
Smartcard access
We have been made aware that a number of contractors and locums have faced challenges in obtaining smartcards and appropriate access, particularly multi-site (FFFFF code). We have worked with the RA in simplifying the process for you in Greater Manchester.
Under the new CPCF, it is imperative that pharmacists have the appropriate access to deliver services such as CPCS where SCR access is vital in assessing patients suitability for the emergency supply element of the service and clinical assessment in the minor conditions element. To this end GMLPC is working to support the workforce in removing any barriers to delivery. Click here for further information.
Help Us Help You (HUHY) Winter campaigns
Public Health England (PHE) resources for the Help Us Help You (HUHY) Winter campaigns will start arriving between late October/early November 2019, via deliveries from your wholesaler (e.g. AAH and Alliance Healthcare).
The HUHY Stay Well This Winter campaign is one of six campaigns, which have been agreed between PSNC and NHS England and NHS Improvement, as part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework; therefore, all contractors must participate in this campaign. For further information click here.
Contractor Notice: Loestrin 20 and 30 discontinued
Galen Pharma have announced that following manufacturing issues with Loastrin 20 and 30, they will be discontinuing both products.
- Loestrin 20 (norethisterone acetate 1mg, ethinylestradiol 0.02mg per tablet; PL 27827/0023)
- Loestrin 30 (norethisterone acetate 1.5mg, ethinylestradiol 0.03mg per tablet; PL 27827/0024)
Galen say ‘despite endeavors to resolve issues experienced by our contracted manufacturer of our licensed products, Loestrin 20 and Loestrin 30, as well as our efforts to identify an alternative manufacturer, Galen wish to advise both products are being discontinued.’
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Class 2 Medicines recall: Ranitidine Effervescent Tablets 150mg and 300mg
The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a class 2 medicines recall for:
Ranitidine Effervescent Tablets 150mg and 300mg (Teva UK Limited trading as ratiopharm GmbH)
Teva UK Ltd is recalling all unexpired stock of the above products from pharmacies as a precautionary measure due to possible contamination with an impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) which has genotoxic and carcinogenic potential (click here for product details table)
Advice for healthcare professionals
- Please stop supplying the listed products immediately. All remaining stock should be quarantined and returned to your supplier using your supplier’s approved process.
- Advise patients not to stop taking their medication as the health risk of discontinuing the medicine is higher than the potential risk presented by the contaminant. A treatment review is not necessary until the next routine appointment.
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Further medicines added to the list of medicines that cannot be parallel exported from the UK
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced that a further four medicines are to be added to the list of medicines which must not be parallel exported from the UK. The restriction on the following four lines will be in place from 00:00am 18 October 2019:
- Alprostadil
- Beclometasone dipropionate (QVAR)
- Norethisterone
- Ranitidine
- the medicine is required to meet the needs of UK patients;
- the medicine is either being parallel exported or is at threat of being parallel exported; and
- the export of that medicine is either contributing to, or may contribute to, a shortage of that medicine in the UK.
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Locality news: what's happening in your area
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GMLPC's Primary Care Locality Events
Attendance at these events will help you to meet the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS)
Primary Care Network (PCN) domain
The Primary Care Networks (PCNs) domain of the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) is worth
- 22.5 points and has a value of between £1,440 – £2,880 for a Pharmacy PCN lead; or
- 12.5 points and has a value of between £800 – £1,600 for a non-Pharmacy PCN lead.
To support contractors to meet this criteria the LPC are running engagement events across Greater Manchester.
Attending the event will provide you with all the information that you need to meet PQS. We will share with you the details of other contractors in your PCN, the agreed communication channel for your PCN, the collaborative approach being taken and will support contractors to appoint a PCN Lead.
Please note, you must only book on to the locality event that is relevant to the one you WORK in.
The dates and booking details are below:
Registration and light buffet available from 6.30pm. Training 7pm – 9pm.
- Rochdale, 24th October 2019, The Royal Toby Hotel
- Bury, 29th October 2019, Red Hall Hotel
- Oldham,7th November 2019, Victoria Hotel
- Stockport, 13th November 2019, Alma Lodge Hotel
- Salford, 21st November 2019, The Copthorne Hotel
- Trafford, 26th November 2019,Trafford Hall Hotel,
- Wigan, 10th December 2019, Holiday Inn, Leigh,
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External Training, Events and Information
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CPPE: Greater Manchester events
GMLPC actively supports and promotes CPPE’s events, please find details below. CPPE has published its events calendar for September 2019 to March 2020 so you can see what learning & development opportunities they are offering in GM this year.
NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service – Clinical assessment essential skills workshops
CPPE are hosting workshops to support pharmacists who intend to offer the CPCS on
- Monday 4th November 2019, 09:30 – 16:30, Alma Lodge Hotel, Stockport.
- Saturday 16th November 2019, 09:30 – 16:30, Haydock Park Racecourse, Merseyside.
Please Note: Both events have had additional places added to meet demand and are aimed at the whole of the North West. View the flyer.
What’s new in BNF78? An event for pre-registration pharmacists
This free event looks at the new recommendations and information in the BNF. The aim of this event is to enable pre-registration pharmacists to identify how new recommendations and information in the BNF will affect clinical practice. During the event pre-registration colleagues from in hospital and community practice will work together on a series of case studies and to start to build a professional network.
The event is on Wednesday 6th November 2019 at The Hough End Centre, Chorlton, Manchester. Food is available from 7pm, event runs 7.30pm to at 9pm.
To book go to https://www.cppe.ac.uk/programmes/l/bnf78-w-01 or phone 0161 7784000 and quote event reference 49566. Any questions please contact natalie.obrien@cppe.ac.uk or sarah.gough@cppe.ac.uk.
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