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Dear Colleague
Please find below a reminder of grant funding allocation deadlines.

ADDITIONAL STAFF COSTS

CPNI CU#220104A: Grant Funding Allocation – Additional Staff Costs January To March 2022

  • £3,000 per community pharmacy available to support additional staff costs.
  • Please return the completed declaration form by email to your local HSCB office by Friday 28 January 2022.

VACCINATION FRIDGE DATA LOGGER

  • In order to support the monitoring of cold chain storage, grant funding of £100 is available for each community pharmacy to purchase 2 data loggers for their Vaccination fridges.
  • Information regarding grant funding available to support the purchase of data loggers by community pharmacies has can be found HERE. 

Please note that the closing date for return of grant funding allocation claims is Friday 28 January 2022.

SECURITY FUNDING

CPNI CU#220112A: Community Pharmacy Security Funding ReminderFunding up to a maximum of £4,000 (excluding VAT) is available for each community pharmacy (that did not avail of funding in 2019-20 or 2020-21), for reimbursement of costs associated with purchasing security equipment.If you wish to avail of funding, please complete the claim form and submit original receipted invoices dated prior to 31 January 2022 along with the completed security self-assessment form.Pharmacies must ensure that all items of equipment/changes are in place prior to Monday 31 January 2022.
For all service related deadlines and information, please see the contractor calendar here which is updated continually throughout each month.

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 below a reminder for recent Community Pharmacy Services.

PHARMACY FIRST

CPNI CU#211108A: Pharmacy First Update
Pharmacy First winter conditions service is in operation from 8 November 2021. Service resources have been updated and are available on the BSO website HERE.

  • All contractors must sign a new contract for 2021/22 and return a copy to local HSCB offices.
  • The new activity form must be completed with a record of every consultation and emailed to local HSCB offices on a monthly basis.

It has been an incredibly busy and challenging period over previous months and pharmacy first returns are currently low from community pharmacies. In order that HSCB, CPNI and DoH can continue to work collaboratively to secure funding in the future for the Pharmacy First Service it is essential that all activity associated with the service is recorded on the activity form and these are submitted in a timely manner.

CPNI CU#220117A: UTI Pilot Service – Pharmacy Online Survey Extension
It is essential for those pharmacies involved in the UTI pilot to submit a survey response. Evaluation is an important part of the decision to commission future pharmacy services.

  • Please complete the survey HERE by Friday 21 January 2022

COMMUNITY PHARMACY HOME DELIVERY SERVICE

This service is in operation since 20 December 2021, to ensure that eligible patients can have their medicines delivered in a manner which keeps both them and pharmacy staff safe from COVID-19.  Service resources are available HERE.

  • Participating pharmacies do not need to submit a claim for payment – this will be included in the monthly BSO payment for those pharmacies who have submitted a contract.
  • If you wish to participate in this service, please return a service contract to your local office.

COMMUNITY PHARMACY CARE HOME SUPPORT SERVICE

This service is in operation since December 2021. The aim of this service is to provide a systematic review of all medicines management processes in the care home and to work with the home on the development of protocols and procedures to facilitate the safe ordering, supply, storage and administration of medicines and appliances and reduce avoidable waste. Service resources are available HERE.If you wish to participate in this service, please return by email your completed contract to your local office.The service fee is dependent on the number of beds in the registered care home. Payment will be made on a monthly basis (December 2021 to March 2022 inclusive) by BSO for those pharmacies who have submitted a contract.If contractors you wish to participate in these services, please return by email relevant completed contract to your local office.
For all service related deadlines and information, please see the contractor calendar here which is updated continually throughout each month.

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 correspondence HERE from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB and Stephen Wilson, Director of Operations (Interim), PHA.

SUMMARY

  • The third campaign of 2021/2022, ‘Boost your Immunity this winter‘, is due to finish on 31 January 2022. Your pharmacy is required to complete an online evaluation survey for this campaign. This survey is available between 1 February 2022 – 7 March 2022, and can be accessed HERE.
  • It is vital that all pharmacies contracted to provide “Living Well” submit their evaluation survey after each campaign as it allows HSCB to collate data to demonstrate the value and impact of the service to other sectors. Data also supports future commissioning and service development.
  • “Making Healthier Choices” will commence on 1 February 2022. This campaign will run for two months. This campaign aims to encourage people to make changes to their diet that will reduce weight and have a positive impact on their health.
  • Pharmacies should expect resources for the “Making Healthier Choices” campaign to be delivered by 28 January 2022.
  • Funding of £500 per pharmacy for each campaign has been agreed with CPNI. This funding will be paid in monthly instalments of £250 and will appear as an adjustment to payment on your BSO schedule.
  • There will be a range of additional resources to support this campaign available HERE.

ACTION

  • Contractors and pharmacists involved in the provision of this service are asked to review the correspondence.
  • Complete the online evaluation survey HERE, between 1 February 2022 – 7 March 2022, for the ‘Boost your Immunity this winter’ campaign.
  • Contractors are advised to minimise infection risk to promote the online resources available HERE.
  • If you have not received your “Making Healthier Choices” resource pack by 4 February 2022 please email reception.pha@hscni.net and  ensure  your  email subject heading is titled “LIVING WELL PHARMACY CAMPAIGN”.
  • 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
Dear Colleague
The second update concessionary prices were granted for January 2022:
DrugPack SizeConcessionary Price
Amoxicillin 500mg capsules15£1.25
Amoxicillin 500mg capsules21£1.75
Celecoxib 100mg capsules60£8.99
Clarithromycin 250mg tablets14£1.13
Clarithromycin 500mg tablets14£2.00
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml / Timolol 5mg/ml eye drops2.5£3.10
Losartan 100mg tablets28£4.25
Losartan 12.5mg tablets28£6.14
Losartan 25mg tablets28£2.29
Losartan 50mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets28£5.15
Losartan 50mg tablets28£3.32
Metformin 500mg/5ml oral solution sugar free150£33.05
Mometasone 0.1% ointment30£2.45
Morphine sulfate 10mg/5ml oral solution300£5.33
Nortriptyline 10mg tablets100£2.00
Orlistat 120mg capsules84£24.99
Prednisolone 5mg soluble tablets30£10.00
Ropinirole 250microgram tablets12£3.72
Topiramate 100mg tablets60£4.63
Topiramate 25mg tablets60£2.39
Topiramate 50mg tablets60£2.79
Trazodone 50mg capsules84£3.09
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free100£10.13

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 attached correspondence HERE from Siobhan O’Hare-Smith, Pharmacy Adviser, Health and Social Care Board.

SUMMARY

  • The online survey for this pilot has been extended until Friday 21 January 2022.
  • Evaluation is an important part of the decision to commission future pharmacy services.

ACTION

  • Contractors are asked to review the correspondence.
  • Please complete the survey HERE by Friday 21 January 2022.
  • Please do not hesitate to contact your local HSCB office or the CPNI office should you require any further information.

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 

HSCB ALERTS 

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

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

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF 
DR. GARETH C. GILVARY
Governance & Support Pharmacist