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Weekly news

7th August 2019

Announcing Locality Events

Primary Care Networks are a key component of the revised Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme. To support contractors we have arranged locality events later this year, see below for your localites date and booking link:
At all events registration and light buffet will be available from 6.30pm. Training is 7pm – 9pm.

Primary Care Networks (PCN)
Bite Size Updates

Our PCN Bite size update was sent out on Friday. This has been uploaded onto our PCN page on our website here.

GMLPC Weekly Highlights

MP Kate Green Visited Boots, Urmston

Image: MP Kate Green and Pharmacist Store Manager Ryan Baistow.

Kate Green, Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston, visited Boots Pharmacy, 179 Canterbury Rd, Urmston, on Tuesday 30th July 2019 where she met Pharmacist Store Manager Ryan Baistow, Area Manager Liane Hannah and GMLPC Committee member Mubasher Ali. During the visit Ms Green heard about the huge potential benefits for patients that could come from expanding community pharmacies’ role to provide a wider range of healthcare services and advice to help the NHS achieve the goals set out in its Long-Term Plan
Important Notifications

Manage Your Service (MYS)

Community Pharmacy Contractors are advised as their first step to participating in the Pharmacy Quality Scheme (PQS) to register for the NHSBSA Manage Your Service (MYS) application.
MYS will be the only way to claim a PQS Aspiration Payment and make a PQS declaration. The system will also be the route for claiming for the flu vaccination service for the 19/20 season and notifying readiness for the new Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS)

 

PSNC CPCF Roadshow event

Following the announcement of a five-year deal for community pharmacy, PSNC will be holding a series of Sunday roadshow events for community pharmacists across England.
GMLPC are extremely pleased that we have been able to collaborate with PSNC to arrange for the Greater Manchester roadshow event to be held at the Worsley Park Marriott Hotel on 29th September 2019, alongside our AGM. Places are limited so we urge you to book your place as soon as possible. You can book a place here.  


CPPE Foundation Pharmacist Training Pathway

CPPE has announced that applications are now open for the newest intake of pharmacists on the Foundation pharmacist training pathway. This 12-month, fully funded programme is divided into six modules that are designed to help early career pharmacists meet a range of competencies during the first stage of their foundation training. Find out more and apply here.
 

Consultation on drug reimbursement reforms

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has opened a public consultation seeking views on a series of drug reimbursement reforms for community pharmacy.
In line with the five-year deal on the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) announced yesterday, this consultation is the first step in improving reimbursement arrangements.
Proposed reforms include:
  • Changing how Drug Tariff Category A, C and M prices are set;
  • Including more products prescribed for medicinal purposes (such as food supplements) in Part VIIIA of the Drug Tariff;
  • Changing to the arrangements for reimbursing and procuring unlicensed medicines;
  • Using the manufacturer’s (rather than supplier’s) list price for reimbursing non-Part VIIIA products; and
  • Splitting the discount deduction scale into one for generics and one for brands.
View the consultation documents
The public consultation runs until 17th September 2019, after which DHSC and NHS England and Improvement will discuss the findings and next steps with PSNC.

 

Class 2 Medicines Recall: Aripiprazole 1mg/ml oral solution (EL (19) A/20)

Accord-UK Ltd is recalling the above batches due to the potential for small particles of Aripiprazole active material to be present which may affect the efficacy of the product. To view the alert please visit the GOV.UK website.

Recruitment to the NICE advisory committee for Community pharmacy
(QS 2020)

NICE are looking for experts to join our quality standards advisory committee (QSAC) to develop the Community pharmacy (QS 2020). They need people with a professional or practitioner background in the topic in the following roles

  • a community pharmacist/community pharmacy technician
  • a senior pharmacist working in a GP practice

Information on the posts is available on the NICE website, please follow this link for details. The deadline for applications is Thursday 15 August 2019 at 17.00. If you have any queries please contact QualityStandards@nice.org.uk.
 

New Applications

We have received an application for a new Distance selling pharmacy at 118 Devonshire Street, Salford, M7 4AE.
Visit the GM LPC website for more details of all current applications.


Visit the GM LPC website for more details of all current applications. 
 

NHS Prescription Services Hints and Tips Issue 36

Issue 36 of NHS Prescription Services Hints & Tips for dispensing contractors users is now available to read on their website.

Supply Disruption Alert: Emerade 500 microgram and 300 microgram adrenaline auto-injector devices

Emerade 500 microgram and 300 microgram devices, manufactured by Bausch & Lomb UK, are experiencing a short-term disruption in supply:
  • Emerade 500 microgram – out of stock until the 28th of August.
  • Emerade 300 microgram – limited supplies available and will be out of stock from early-mid August with further supplies expected by the end of September.
View the full alert here:  Supply Disruption Alert (SDA/2019/004)
 

Health Champions needed for University of Manchester research

The University of Manchester are looking for Pharmacists and Health Champions to interview as part of their research into asset-based approaches to health and well-being. Taking part will involve a short (no more than 20 minutes) telephone interview about your views regarding the role and place of community pharmacies in asset-based approaches to health and well-being. The interview will take place at a time convenient for you.
Please find attached an information sheet outlining the study. If you would like to take part or have any questions, please contact jayne.astbury@manchester.ac.uk.
Locality news: what's happening in your area

Rochdale: Palliative Care Service Expression of Interest

CHL have been commissioned by Rochdale CCG to run an expression of interest (EOI) process for a commissioned palliative care / end of life service in 6 community pharmacies in Rochdale. The service specification and funding has been reviewed and agreed by GMLPC and includes an initial set up fee and annual retainer fee as well as reimbursement for medicines which have been stocked but are date expired within the service.

Pharmacies in Rochdale are encouraged to complete the survey if they are interested in being considered to be commissioned to deliver this service. The deadline for expressions of Interest is being extended to Monday 12th August 2019.

Complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/AnvfzL463tPHgoZ3A

Upcoming Events 

Consultation skills for women's health and Smoking Cessation Training – 10th September 2019

We have joined forces with CPPE to run a collaborative event for pharmacists and pharmacy teams on Tuesday 10th September at Trafford Hall Hotel. It starts with registration and a buffet at 7pm, followed by training from 7.30pm-9.30pm. There are two streams, each with its own booking link:

  • Pharmacists can access EHC training provided by CPPE. Book here using the booking reference 49050
  • Pharmacy team members (and pharmacists who do not want EHC training) can enhance their consultation skills and experience at having conversations with women about potentially sensitive or embarrassing health topics and the October Public Health Campaign. Book here

 

Health Champion Training – 10th & 11th October 2019

The recently announced Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework for 2019/20 to 2023/34 specifies that being HLP level 1 is an essential requirement for all pharmacies in England from April 2020. This two-day course enables pharmacy staff to become qualified Health Champions for Healthy Living Pharmacy Level 1. Attendees who successfully complete both days and the short assessment at the end will receive a nationally-recognised Royal Society for Public Health Level 2 qualification in Understanding Health Improvement. It’s taking Place on 10th and 11th October at The Studio, Lever Street, Manchester. Find out more & book.

External Training, Events and Information

CPPE: Greater Manchester events from April to September 2019

GMLPC actively supports and promotes CPPE’s events, please find details below. CPPE has published its events calendar for April to September 2019 so you can see what learning & development opportunities they are offering this year.

 

Community pharmacists:Postgraduate courses

Take advantage of fully funded postgraduate courses
PSNC have published a news story to highlight opportunities for pharmacy teams to access a number of funded postgraduate courses: Please view here.
Useful links

GMLPC understands the immense challenges contractors face, our role is to represent and support you. We would like to remind all contractors that we are here to offer guidance, act as a sounding board and intercede whenever possible. 

CCA / Multiples: Contractors from large or small multiples should always check with their line manager or head office before acting on advice or booking training.
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