Thank you for all of your support for the “Big Jab Weekend” planned for community pharmacy over the weekend of 4 and 5 December. As always, community pharmacy is demonstrating its dedication and commitment to public health. The response to date has been really encouraging. This comes as no surprise as community pharmacy has just surpassed 200,000 COVID-19 vaccinations administered to date. Truly fantastic! We know that many pharmacies are planning activity within their own premises over the Big Jab Weekend. Can I ask that you advise Katherine Kidd of your plans by emailing kkidd@communitypharmacyni.co.uk? This will be used to inform our communications around the weekend.
If anyone would still like to use an off-site location, again please contact Katherine Kidd kkidd@communitypharmacyni.co.uk who may be able to offer some assistance with securing a venue through local Councils and/or the Healthy Living Centre Alliance.
Thank you once again and we will keep you updated in the run up to the “Big Jab Weekend“.
Please do not hesitate to contact CPNI Office on 028 9069 0444 for further advice or support.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please find HERE the COVID-CPVS Primary and Booster Service Specification.
Please be reminded that in order for eligible cohorts to receive COVID-19 booster vaccination there must be a minimum of 6 months after completing their primary course. The eligible cohorts include:
Frontline health and social care workers
All those 50 years of age and over
Carers
Household Contacts of Immunosuppressed Individuals
CPNI will continue to keep contractors updated should any of these eligible cohorts change, please do not hesitate to contact CPNI Office on 028 9069 0444 for further advice or support.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Thank you for expressing an interest in participating in “The Big Jab Weekend” planned for the 4 and 5 December 2021. If you would still like to express an interest, we would appreciate if you could complete this short survey HERE, which takes approximately 5 mins to complete.
We appreciate timelines are tight so we have two options available to those wishing to participate-you can choose to do one or both of these options:
Increase the capacity of your in-pharmacy clinics on Saturday 4 December and/or Sunday 5 December – this may be through additional appointments, the option of walk-in appointments and the use of additional vaccinators (we are currently exploring the option of community pharmacies accessing the central HSC vaccinator pool for that weekend).
Use of off-site premises to run vaccination clinics on Saturday 4 December and/or Sunday 5 December – you may wish to join with other pharmacies in your area to offer this. We have been seeking additional sites that may be used by pharmacies to run clinics. These need to be arranged on a local basis so if you wish to consider using off site locations please contact Katherine Kidd kkidd@communitypharmacyni.co.uk who will be able to advise further and put you in touch with the relevant local contact.
We are also working with HSCB to determine what resources can be made available to pharmacies participating in the “The Big Jab Weekend” and we will keep you updated accordingly.
The big focus will be on public messaging in the lead up to the big weekend and it is an excellent opportunity for community pharmacy to, once again, demonstrate the important role they are playing in the vaccination programme for Northern Ireland.
Please do not hesitate to contact CPNI Office on 028 9069 0444 for further advice or support.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please see HERE the press release issued by CPNI today following the decision by Contractors at last week’s contractor meeting to cease the provision of non-commissioned MDS/Compliance services to new patients from the 1 December 2021.
Please ensure that this is shared with your pharmacy team members in each pharmacy you operate. Pharmacy notices etc will be shared with you over the coming days to help your teams deal with any queries in relation to the cessation of this service from 1 December 2021.
Please do not hesitate to contact CPNI offices should you require any additional 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.
SENT ON BEHALF OF DR. GARETH C. GILVARY Governance & Support Pharmacist
Dear Colleague
The first update concessionary prices was granted for November 2021:
Drug
Pack Size
Concessionary Price
Celecoxib 100mg capsules
60
£1.80
Celecoxib 200mg capsules
30
£1.75
Cinnarizine 15mg tablets
84
£3.97
Clomipramine 10mg capsules
28
£2.76
Clomipramine 25mg capsules
28
£4.85
Clomipramine 50mg capsules
28
£8.25
Enalapril 10mg tablets
28
£5.29
Enalapril 5mg tablets
28
£7.15
Fludrocortisone 100microgram tablets
30
£11.20
Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets sugar free
28
£8.35
Lansoprazole 30mg orodispersible tablets
28
£5.18
Lercanidipine 10mg tablets
28
£2.99
Loratadine 5mg/5ml oral solution
100
£6.46
Methocarbamol 750mg tablets
100
£12.95
Naftidrofuryl 100mg capsules
84
£7.79
Nitrofurantoin 50mg capsules
30
£10.49
Orlistat 120mg capsules
84
£24.22
Pioglitazone 30mg tablets
28
£2.70
Pioglitazone 45mg tablets
28
£2.70
Timolol 0.5% eye drops
5
£3.77
Tolbutamide 500mg tablets
28
£25.75
Tolterodine 1mg tablets
56
£3.46
Tolterodine 2mg tablets
56
£4.82
Trazodone 50mg capsules
84
£3.45
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free
100
£10.75
Ursodeoxycholic acid 250mg capsules
60
£10.27
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
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