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This update contains important information for community pharmacy teams, including details of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BSO ALERTS

Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated via CPNI’s Contractor Calendar and Contractor Emails.

Or report medicine shortages, pricing and staffing issues via the CPNI’s Medicine Shortage Reporter and Situation Reporter.

CPNI ALERTS

DOH(NI) ALERTS

CPNI COMMUNICATIONS

CONCERT FOR BELFAST KEYWORKERS

Belfast City Council is hosting a concert on Thursday 25th of August at the Waterfront Hall to confer the Freedom of the City on all Belfast key workers for their contribution to the pandemic response.  The concert will be filmed and broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland in the autumn.  Community teams working in Belfast are invited to submit a photograph of themselves or as a group in their place of work, this will feature as part of a large collage on stage at the concert.

The photograph should be landscape (or portrait if you wish) and should include your head and torso.  You are welcome to hold up a sign with your job title.  Images are required by Monday 15th of August and can be uploaded here.  A privacy notice is also included.

A limited number of complimentary concert tickets have been shared with CPNI for community teams living or working in Belfast.  If you would like a ticket, please contact the CPNI office.

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

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
DR. GARETH C. GILVARY
Governance & Support Pharmacist
Dear Contractor
Please see attached correspondence from SPPG Pharmacy and Medicines Management team.

SUMMARY

  • The SPPG is encouraging Community Pharmacy contractors to review their workforce and to expand the vaccinator pool in primary care by training their own staff to be vaccinators, if appropriate.  There are multiple pathways open to completing training as a vaccinator and the training requirements are detailed HERE.
  • Contractors are advised that correspondence has been issued by the Public Health Agency in relation to the training of staff as vaccinators.  This can be accessed HERE on the “Information for Health Professionals” webpage.
  • The Regional Framework for Vaccine Administration by Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs) in Northern Ireland (NI) can be accessed HERE.
  • The following dates have been released by the Clinical Education Centre with online booking available HERE.  Programme information is available HERE.

ACTION

  • Community pharmacy contractors are advised to review the attached correspondence.
  • If you have further queries please contact your local SPPG office.
  • Please do not hesitate to contact the CPNI office should you require any further information.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please find updated correspondence HERE from Chris Garland, Senior Principal Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health.

SUMMARY

  • The upcoming study aims to evaluate patient satisfaction with COVID-19 vaccination delivered via community pharmacy in Northern Ireland by measuring the reasons why patients choose to access vaccination from community pharmacy, patient attitudes to the service across three key quality domains (patient centeredness, professionalism and privacy), and overall satisfaction with the service.
  • The findings will be used to inform service developments and improvements for future vaccination campaigns. Further information on the study is detailed HERE.
ACTION
  • Contractors and pharmacists involved in the provision of this service are asked to review the correspondence.
  • If you wish to participate in the upcoming study, please reply to the updated email address x2u95@students.keele.ac.uk or before Friday 19 August 2022 to confirm your willingness to participate.

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.

BSO ALERTS

CPNI ALERTS

DOH(NI) ALERTS

Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s).
Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated via CPNI’s Contractor Calendar and Contractor Emails.

Or report medicine shortages, pricing and staffing issues via the CPNI’s Medicine Shortage Reporter and Situation Reporter.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF 
DR. GARETH C. GILVARY
Governance & Support Pharmacist
Dear Colleague
Please find correspondence HERE from Chris Garland, Senior Principal Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health.

SUMMARY

  • The upcoming study aims to evaluate patient satisfaction with COVID-19 vaccination delivered via community pharmacy in Northern Ireland by measuring the reasons why patients choose to access vaccination from community pharmacy, patient attitudes to the service across three key quality domains (patient centeredness, professionalism and privacy), and overall satisfaction with the service.
  • The findings will be used to inform service developments and improvements for future vaccination campaigns. Further information on the study is detailed HERE.

ACTION

  • Contractors and pharmacists involved in the provision of this service are asked to review the correspondence.
  • If you wish to participate in the upcoming study, please reply to x2u95@keele.ac.uk or before Friday 19 August 2022 to confirm your willingness to participate.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
The final update of concessionary prices were granted today for July 2022:
DrugPack SizeConcessionary Price
Calcipotriol 0.005% / Betamethasone dipropionate
0.05% gel		60£36.13
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules28£4.28
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules28£6.91
Fluoxetine 20mg/5ml oral solution70£3.79
Risperidone 500microgram tablets20£2.57
Temazepam 10mg tablets28£17.00
Temazepam 20mg tablets28£18.22
Venlafaxine 75mg tablets56£12.86
Concessionary prices will be paid against the usual code, no additional endorsements are needed.
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