Reclassification of gabapentin and pregabalin as CDs from 1st April 2019 – update
March 11, 2019 Community pharmacy teams are reminded that from 1st April 2019, pregabalin and gabapentin will be reclassified as Schedule 3...
Self-Service Smartcard Unlocking and Ts&Cs
If you have an nhs.net email account you can sign up for the Self-Service Smartcard Unlocking feature. A step-by-step guide is available to...
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics: New Restrictions And Precautions
Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics: New Restrictions And Precautions Due To Very Rare Reports Of Disabling And Potentially Long-Lasting Or...
Virtual Outcomes
Dear Colleagues, As part of our on-going programme of training, NHS England has invested in an on-line training solution for all...
Further Rollout of Controlled Drugs Via EPS (EMIS)
EMIS plans to implement EPS Controlled Drugs (CDs) for all of their GP practices between Monday 25th March and Monday 8th April 2019. This...
Prescription prepayment certificates (PPCs) applications
NHSBSA has confirmed that from April 2019, postal applications for PPCs will be phased out and replaced with an online service. Pharmacy...
Quality Payments: Directory of Services Checker
NHS England has published the Directory of Services (DoS) checker as referenced in their quality criteria guidance.The DoS checker has been...
Important information: Vaccination Services and DoC
Dear Colleague, The influenza season will be here soon and we have made some changes to the Declaration of Competence (DoC) system which may...
Breathe-Smoking Cessation Training Program 2018/2019
Dear Pharmacy colleague, This is to inform that we have now finalised the Breathe Training timetable for 2018-2019 (see attached). Please note...
USEFUL RESOURCE: Language Matters – Language and diabetes
A great quick read for community pharmacists to help further improve their consultation skills during daily activities. Also provides a good...
GPhC – Consultation on developing our approach to regulating registered pharmacies – consultation response to be submitted by 9th August
www.pharmacyregulation.org/registered-pharmacies Over the last five years the GPhC have made significant improvements to how we regulate...
CONTRACTOR ANNOUNCEMENT: INTERIM FUNDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR 2018/19
March 27, 2018 Community pharmacy fees and allowances will remain unchanged from April 2018 as part of interim funding arrangements, the...