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Dear Colleague

Please see here for your information, bulletin highlighting the HLC Pain Support Programmes (PSPs) and centres participating in the January – March 2021 programmes.

Yours sincerely

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive

Dear Colleague,
The following concessionary prices have been granted for December 2020:

Drug	Pack Size	Concessionary Price
Ciprofloxacin 250mg tablets	10	£1.50
Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules	28	£8.48
Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules	28	£1.90
Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules	56	£13.69
Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules	28	£3.99
Enalapril 10mg tablets	28	£5.50
Enalapril 20mg tablets	28	£9.63
Hydrocortisone 2.5% cream	15g	£44.00
Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets	28	£14.31
Lamotrigine 25mg tablets	56	£1.95
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets	56	£3.99
Lamotrigine 100mg tablets	56	£6.50
Moxonidine 200microgram tablets	28	£8.52
Moxonidine 300microgram tablets	28	£8.22
Moxonidine 400microgram tablets	28	£7.30
Olanzapine 10mg tablets	28	£2.75
Olanzapine 15mg tablets	28	£3.84
Olanzapine 20mg tablets	28	£4.60
Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets	28	£1.30
Rasagiline 1mg tablets	28	£7.20
Senna 7.5mg tablets	60	£2.50
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets	30	£10.50

This is the first update of concessionary prices for December 2020.
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 here

Concessionary prices are also published on the CPNI website https://www.communitypharmacyni.co.uk/services/concessionary-prices/

Kind Regards,

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GARETH C. GILVARY |Governance & Support Pharmacist

Dear Colleague
The PHA have just released information leaflets and FAQs online to support patients in the COVID-19 vaccination programme. This information will be incorporated into the next half of the current Living Well campaign “Vaccinations”. However, in the interim, you and your pharmacy team(s) may find the information useful in dealing with queries from the public, in relation to the COVID vaccination programme.
 
Available here:

• COVID-19 Vaccination Programme questions and answers
• COVID-19 Vaccination Programme information materials

• COVID-19 vaccination – protection for health and social care workers
• A guide to COVID-19 vaccination – all women of childbearing age
• What to expect after your COVID-19 vaccination
• COVID-19 vaccination – a guide for adults

Yours sincerely

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive

Dear Colleague, 

CPNI appreciates there is a number of returns required by the HSCB over the coming weeks.

REMINDER

1. Living Well Campaign: Looking after your health and wellbeing during COVID-19  As per previous correspondence your pharmacy is required to complete a short online evaluation survey.  Please complete this by 18th December 2020.  The survey can be accessed here.
2. Community Pharmacy Home Delivery  HSCB are seeking a monthly return detailing the number of deliveries made from commencement of the HSCB commissioned delivery service in September 2020.  As per previous correspondence, please submit a return at the end of November detailing the number of deliveries for September, October and November separately.  The return should be made, preferably by secure e-mail, to the local office email address as detailed below.   
3. Pharmacy First Monthly Record Form  Pharmacy contractor should submit the Pharmacy First monthly record form detailing the pharmacy first consultations made via the service. These forms can then be scanned using the pharmacy’s scanner or using the free Adobe scan app on a mobile device and returned by secure email to the local HSCB office on a monthly basis on the date of second prescription submission (3^rd December 2020). See here for more Pharmacy First service information and guidance. Also, should you wish to provide the service, you must complete and return the contract to your local office before commencement of the service, if you haven’t already done so.

Due to the increasing level of service-related information and deadline dates for community pharmacies to keep abreast of, CPNI have developed the contractor calendar available here. We hope you find this resource useful, please share with all members of your pharmacy team(s).

In order that HSCB, CPNI and DoH can continue to work collaboratively, to secure funding in the future for all pharmacy services, it is essential that all activity associated with the each service is recorded and submitted in a timely manner.

Please do not hesitate to contact your local HSCB office, or the CPNI office, should you require any further information or clarification.  

Yours sincerely

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive

Dear Colleague
 
Please see here the December 2020 edition of “Supply Issues Update for Primary and Secondary Care”, produced by DHSC.
 
This document, and previous monthly editions, are available on the Primary Care Intranet at the link http://primarycare.hscni.net/pharmacy-and-medicines-management/dhsc-monthly-bulletin/
 
Shortage information (Medicines Supply Notifications: MSNs) in relation to specific drugs will be emailed to all community pharmacies via secure HSC email.
 
All legacy shortages information are available on the BSO website: http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net/services/3065.htm 

Yours sincerely

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive

Dear Colleague

Please seeherefor your attention, letter from Dr McBride, Chief Medical Officer and letter from the four UK Chief Medical Officers here.

Yours sincerely

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive