The key aims of the service are to promote the role of the community pharmacy as the first port of call for the management of Winter Conditions, and to displace activity, including consultations, advice and prescribing from general practice to community pharmacy.
For those pharmacies providing the service this year, it is important to remember that the following records are to be returned:
1. The completed monthly activity form – The form can be accessed here and should include the details of all Pharmacy First Winter Conditions consultations conducted throughout the month. It should be scanned and returned by email each month to the local HSCB office.
2. The completed PV1 forms – These should be bundled separately and returned to BSO in the second monthly prescription submission.
Returning both of these elements, i.e. the PV1 forms and the monthly activity form is an essential part of the service contract and the data they provide will help secure the commissioning of future Pharmacy First Services for Winter Conditions.
The monthly activity form demonstrates the many Pharmacy First activities which are not captured through the PV1 forms alone. For example, the monthly activity form provides data on the number of consultations carried out in which medicine supply was not necessary or appropriate, instead advice was provided, a referral made, or an alternative treatment was purchased.
Failure to demonstrate the impact of community pharmacy via this service may mean we will be unable to secure funding for this service next year. CPNI appreciates it has been an incredibly busy few months for pharmacy teams, but it is vital the service returns are made monthly to demonstrate the value of Pharmacy First to the Health Service.
Resources to help promote the service within your pharmacy are available here.
As always, should you require any further help or assistance please do not hesitate to get in touch with the CPNI team.
Kind regards
Ennis
Ennis Shields CPNI Governance and Service Support Pharmacist
Dear Colleague
The Health and Social Care Board, in collaboration with the Department of Health and CPNI, is developing a Pharmacy First Service for emergency hormonal contraception (EHC).
All community pharmacists are invited to attend an ECHO training event tonight, Monday 21 February 2022 at 7.30pm.
Further details are available in the letter of invite which can be accessed by clicking HERE.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
This update contains important information for community pharmacy teams, including details of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prescribing Update: Management of Lactose Intolerance and Reflux in Infants – Letter and Guidance for Community Pharmacists and General Practitioners 16 February 2022
Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s). Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated via CPNI’s Contractor Calendar and the Contractor Emails.
Midazolam 10mg/2ml solution for injection ampoules
10
£6.36
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules
84
£8.10
Nortriptyline 10mg tablets
100
£2.32
Nortriptyline 25mg tablets
100
£1.82
Orlistat 120mg capsules
84
£24.99
Oxcarbazepine 150mg tablets
50
£12.24
Prasugrel 10mg tablets
28
£6.30
Prasugrel 5mg tablets
28
£34.99
Pravastatin 40mg tablets
28
£1.40
Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets
30
£9.90
Ropinirole 1mg tablets
84
£46.50
Ropinirole 250microgram tablets
12
£3.25
Ropinirole 2mg tablets
28
£18.47
Ropinirole 500microgram tablets
28
£6.00
Sulfasalazine 500mg gastro-resistant tablets
112
£36.16
Sulfasalazine 500mg tablets
112
£27.30
Tolbutamide 500mg tablets
28
£28.00
Tolterodine 1mg tablets
56
£2.35
Topiramate 100mg tablets
60
£4.39
Topiramate 25mg tablets
60
£2.34
Topiramate 50mg tablets
60
£2.79
Valsartan 40mg capsules
28
£2.95
Valsartan 80mg capsules
28
£5.28
Warfarin 500microgram tablets
28
£1.37
Concessionary prices will be paid against the usual code, no additional endorsements are needed.
Concessionary prices may be granted up until the end of the month so CPNI will notify you of any further concessionary prices as and when they are agreed.
Please continue to notify CPNI of any pricing issues you are experiencing via our new Medicine Shortage Reporter. Concessionary prices are also published on the CPNI website.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. GARETH C. GILVARY Governance & Support Pharmacist
Dear Colleague
Please find correspondence HERE from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, Health and Social Care Board.
SUMMARY
The Health and Social Care Board (HSCB), in collaboration with the Department of Health (DoH) and Community Pharmacy NI (CPNI), are developing a Pharmacy First Service for emergency hormonal contraception (EHC). It is envisaged that the service will commence in early April subject to final financial approval.
The purpose of this letter is to outline the service and to invite all community pharmacists to a training event on Monday 21 February 2022 at 7:30pm.
The service will ensure that women and young people aged 13 years and over have timely access to sexual health advice and free EHC when clinically indicated.
This service aims to increase the knowledge, especially among younger women, of the availability of EHC and bridging hormonal contraception from community pharmacies.
This service also ensures treatment is in line with best practice and NI formulary.
A one-off set-up fee of £200 will be available to all pharmacies contracted to provide this service. This will cover preparatory work involved including training and SOP development. The fees payable for service provision are:
£25 per EHC consultation
£15 per consultation resulting in supply of bridging contraception
The cost of medicines supplied will also be reimbursed by the BSO.
All of the resources required for the service will be available on the Primary Care Intranet and BSO website before the service starts.
Further correspondence will be issued to confirm date of service commencement and provide you with the service contract.
All pharmacists must undertake training to meet the competency required to provide the service. HSCB will provide training on the service in an ECHO session on Monday 21 February 2022 at 7:30pm.
All pharmacists are encouraged to attend the training. As a minimum one pharmacist representative from each pharmacy should attend the live training session and cascade learning to others.
The training presentation and slides will be available on the primary care intranet and BSO website for those unable to attend the live zoom session.
These must be reviewed prior to offering the service
Please do not hesitate to contact if you have any queries please contact Siobhan O’Hare-Smith at siobhan.o’hare-smith@hscni.net or 07887501131 or the CPNI office should you require any further information.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
You will be aware that although wearing a face covering is no longer a legal requirement, it is still strongly recommended that individuals wear face coverings in health and social care settings including community pharmacies, as well as on public transport and other enclosed indoor settings.
Further information on the latest guidance, how members of the public can stay safe and help prevent the spread of COVID-19 is available HERE on the NI Direct website.
HSCB is also encouraging members of the public to continue wearing face masks in healthcare settings and the social media cards below can used on your social media channels / website to promote the continued wearing of face coverings to members of the public in your community pharmacy.
In light of the most recent COVID-19 guidance, available on NI Direct, pharmacy teams may wish review the COVID-19 signage, posters and information displayed in the pharmacy to ensure it reflects the measures they wish to maintain in their setting.
Please do not hesitate to contact your local Local Integrated Care Offices or the CPNI office should you require any further information.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
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