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Dear Colleague

Please find for your attention, correspondence from Joe Brogan, Assistant Director of Integrated Care, Head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management.

SUMMARY

  • HSCB have been made aware of a small number of companies supplying medicines/medical supplies into Northern Ireland who are using Delivered at Place (DAP) Incoterms meaning the buyer must complete the import declaration.
  • Import declarations can be raised via TSS free of charge. Contractors will not be reimbursed for any costs paid to independent brokers or third parties for completing import declarations via the usual BSO payment process.

ACTION

Contractors are asked to:

  • Note the contents of the letter; and
  • Advise HSCB via email to the Drug Tariff Co-Ordinator, veranne.lynch@hscni.net of any such issues, and they will endeavour to resolve the situation.

Yours sincerely

Mike

SENT ON BEHALF OF PROF. MIKE MAWHINNEY|Head of Regulatory Affairs

8 January 2021

DRUG ALERTS available here:   BSO Communications (Drug Alerts)

MPS 2747 – Medicines Recall – 29 December 2020 Sodiofolin 50mg/ml sol for inj

SHORTAGES INFORMATION available here BSO Shortages Information

Supply Alert – 5 January 2020 Lithium Carbonate 200mg and 400mg MR tabs

NEWSLETTERS

NI Medicines Management Newsletter (Dec’20)

NI Medicines Management Newsletter Supplement (Alogliptin)

DHSC – Supply Issues Update for Primary & Secondary Care (Jan’21)

Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated with drug information, alerts and shortages information via CPNI’s Contractor Calendar or via the BSO website.

Please continue to notify CPNI of any pricing issues or supply problems you are experiencing via our new Medicine Shortage Reporter.

Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s).

Kind regards,
Kerry

SENT ON BEHALF OF KERRY GRIMES |  Governance & Support Pharmacist

Dear Colleague

Please find here for your attention, correspondence from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB and Stephen Wilson, Assistant Director of Communications and Knowledge Management, PHA.

S U M M A R Y

In light of the recent changes in guidance on COVID-19 vaccine dosing intervals, there is now an inaccuracy in the 100 x COVID-19 vaccination guide for adults (12page leaflet) which has been included in the Living Well pack.

A C T I O N

  • Once you have received the affected resource, please DO NOT use the printed 100 x COVID-19 vaccination guide for adults (12pp leaflet). Instead these should be destroyed.
  • The updated version is available online here
  • A new allocation of the updated leaflets will be distributed to your pharmacy towards the end of January 2021.
  • Please use the online version in the interim period.

Yours sincerely

SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE |  Chief Executive

FAO ALL CONTRACTED CPFV PHARMACIES: CPFV Service: Extension of Service to Include Patients from 50 to 54 Year Olds

Dear Colleague

Further to CPNI Contractor Update Email 210106A please findfor your attention, correspondence from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB.

Yours sincerely

Vanessa

SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. VANESSA CHAMBERS|Head of Policy & Development

FOR THE ATTENTION OF CONTRACTORS PROVIDING LIVING WELL SERVICE

Dear Colleague

Please find for your attention, correspondence from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB and Stephen Wilson, Assistant Director of Communications and Knowledge Management, PHA.

Summary

  • Living Well Campaign ‘Vaccinations’ launched in December 2020 – if you have not received your resource pack please email reception.pha@hscni.net
  • Phase 2 resources of the ‘Vaccinations’ campaign, relating specifically to the COVID vaccination program, are currently being distributed – if not received by 13th January 2021 please email reception.pha@hscni.net

Action

As per the service specification, you must display the posters in at least one window unit of the pharmacy.

Reminder

  • As per previous correspondence your pharmacy is required to complete a short online evaluation survey for the previous LW campaign ‘Looking after your health and wellbeing during COVID-19’.
  • If you are yet to submit your pharmacy’s survey response, please complete here by Monday 18th January 2021.

Yours sincerely

SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive