Dear Colleague
Please find HERE correspondence from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB.
Please note that due to an essential systems update VMS will be unavailable from Thursday 1 April 9pm until Friday 2nd April 8am.
Pharmacies will not be able to access the system during this period.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please see letter here.
I would be grateful if you could also share this with your pharmacy team members.
Yours sincerely
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Following the contractor meeting held on, Tuesday 30 March 2021, CPNI wrote to provide additional information regarding SimplyBook.Me (SBM) Vaccine Booking Systems (VBS).
As mentioned at the contractor meeting CPNI will be providing the URL’s to BSO/PHA shortly after mid-day today, Thursday 1 April 2021, for those pharmacies that have undertaken the steps listed HERE and detailed in the SBM VBS User Manual and who are ready for their pharmacy VBS platform to go-live to the public on the PHA/BSO interactive map.
Can I ask those contractors who wish to have their booking system details published on the BSO/PHA interactive map to advise Gareth Gilvary at CPNI offices via email (ggilvary@communitypharmacyni.co.uk) of your contractor number(s) and pharmacy name, so that CPNI can share the relevant URL details with BSO/PHA this afternoon. I ask that you confirm this with Gareth by 1PM TODAY, THURSDAY 1 APRIL 2021.
For those contractors that require additional time to complete the requisite steps CPNI will be liaising with BSO/PHA after the Easter holidays to undertake a follow-up URL upload.
CPNI will continue to provide you with resources and assistance in relation to the Community Pharmacy COIVID-19 Vaccination Service and the SBM VBS.
Please do not hesitate to contact CPNI offices should you require additional information or assistance.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please find HERE for your attention, correspondence from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB.
It is important to note that the Vaccine Management System (VMS) is now operational and that all vaccinations should be recorded on VMS from this point. Any vaccinations previously recorded using the paper vaccination record should be entered on VMS as soon as possible.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please find HERE an important update regarding a change to eligible cohorts from Kathryn Turner Pharmacy Lead, HSCB.
Summary of Eligible Cohorts for the CPCVS (from 31 March 2021)
Please note that the community pharmacy service can no longer vaccinate individuals with underlying health conditions (aged 18 to 64) which put them at higher risk of disease or mortality unless they are eligible under an alternative cohort.
All community pharmacies are encouraged to have robust eligibility verification processes in place to ensure that only eligible patients receive a vaccination*. Proof of eligibility should be requested prior to vaccination, this is required by all COVID-19 vaccination providers.
*see Service Specification for reserve list exceptionality.
Proof of Eligibility
While encouraging vaccination within eligible cohorts, please take every opportunity to reiterate this key message:
We would ask the public to be patient and only book an appointment if you fall within an eligible cohort, if you book an appointment and you are not eligible your appointment will be cancelled.
Should you require any further support please contact either your HSCB Local Office or CPNI Office for advice.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Following the Contractor meeting held last night, Tuesday 30 March 2021, I write to provide additional information to assist Contractors and pharmacy team members with setting-up your SimplyBook.Me (SBM) Vaccine Booking Systems (VBS). The SBM COVID-19 Vaccine Booking Platform User Guide contains all the key information that you will require and it should be made available to pharmacy staff involved in the set-up and maintenance of your SBM VBS. All Pharmacy staff involved in the set-up and on-going use of the SBM VBS should be familiar with the contents of the manual and the SBM VBS platform.
Key immediate next steps for Contractors and their key SBM VBS pharmacist(s) are:
Suggested text for the ‘text disclaimer section’ on the public facing landing page.
‘Members of the public will ONLY receive the COVID vaccination from the pharmacy if they fall into one of the eligible cohorts of patients as approved by the Department of Health – see cohorts HERE.
The pharmacy is required to carry out patient eligibility checks and patient health checks prior to any vaccine being administered.
If you proceed to make an appointment and you are unable to provide proof of eligibility to receive the vaccine the Pharmacy will NOT be able to administer the vaccine to you and the Pharmacy reserves the right to release your booking.
Please note that ONLY patients registered with a GP in Northern Ireland can be vaccinated under the NI COVID-19 Vaccination Programme.’
CPNI will continue to provide you with resources and assistance in relation to the Community Pharmacy COIVID Vaccination Service and the SimplyBook.Me Vaccine Booking system.
Please do not hesitate to contact CPNI offices should you require additional information or assistance.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
