DoH(NI) has invited CPNI to nominate a Community Pharmacist, representative of Contractor members of CPNI, to join each of the new shadow Area Integrated Partnership Boards (AIPBs). These shadow AIPBs are being rolled out by the Department of Health across the five Trust geographical areas (Belfast, Southern, South-Eastern, Northern and Western areas) over the coming months as the next step in the implementation of a new Integrated Care System (ICS) for Northern Ireland.
ICS is the new Commissioning Framework for Northern Ireland. It is a single planning system that will help the health service to improve the health and well-being of the NI population and to address demand.
An AIPB is a planning partnership for the given geographical area with its over-arching aim being one of improving health and social care outcomes and reducing health inequalities for its local population.
The proposed membership of each shadow AIPB will include representation from across organisations and sectors who have a responsibility and/or interest in the health and social well-being of the population. The membership of each AIPB will therefore include representation from Community Pharmacy, Service Users and Carers, HSC Trusts, GP, local Councils and the Voluntary and Community Sectors. A test AIPB has been in operation in the Southern area since May 2023, with Mr. Sheelin McKeagney being the Community Pharmacy representative on the Southern area test AIPB.
This is a unique opportunity for Community Pharmacy representatives to play pivotal roles on these important new multi-sectoral AIPB structures within the ICS model that is being taken forward by the Health Minister Mr. Robin Swann MLA and the Permanent Secretary Mr. Peter May and led by Martina Moore, Director of the ICS NI Programme at DoH(NI). ICS and AIPBs are further evolutions of the Local Commissioning Group (LCG) and Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) bodies that were previously in place, of which many contractors and community pharmacists were members and played hugely important roles while serving on the LCGs or ICPs.
The letter requesting nominations from CPNI for the Community Pharmacy representative is available (here) with the Role Description for the Community Pharmacist Representative available (here) for your consideration and information.
Contractor Action:
You are asked to read the letter of request to CPNI and the Role Description document and to consider completing the Expressions of Interest form (here) if you, or one of your community pharmacy employee(s) or representatives would like to be considered for nomination as the Community Pharmacy AIPB representative in your Trust area. Completed EoI forms should be returned to CPNI on, or before Tuesday 9th April 2024.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any additional information.
Yours sincerely,
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Contractor
Correspondence has been issued by SPPG 21st March 2024 regarding LFD distribution.
SUMMARY
Further to the information provided 6th March 2024 (CPNI CU#240306A), the order form for the LFDs for Pharmacy Collect NI has been updated.
Pharmacies can order one carton (30 boxes of 7) per week.
Due to reduced demand for LFDs after recent changes to testing guidance, stock is to be checked before ordering to prevent stockpiling.
ACTION
Please review the correspondence issued by SPPG 21st March 2024 regarding the LFD ordering form.
An updated ordering form is available on the BSO website and all copies/downloads of the previous version should no longer be used.
If you have any queries in relation to the changes outlined in this email please contact your local Primary Care Office.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Contractor
SPPG have issued CPVS Update 14 on 22nd March 2024 relating to the Autumn COVID-19 and Seasonal Flu Vaccination Service.
SUMMARY
The Autumn COVID-19 and Seasonal Flu CPVS programmes will finish on 31st March 2024 and providers are asked not to vaccinate eligible patients for the Autumn 23/24 after this date.
Pharmacies should not order any further Comirnaty (Pfizer) XBB COVID-19 vaccines and any residual stock after the 31st March 2024 may be disposed of in waste bins.
The CMO letter issued 8th March gives some details of the Spring booster programme and further information will be issued by SPPG shortly.
ACTION
Contractors should review the CPVS update and share this information with relevant members of the pharmacy team.
Any residual Comirnaty (Pfizer) XBB COVID-19 vaccine stock after 31st March 2024 should be disposed of in waste bins as these vaccines will not be used for the Spring 2024 COVID-19 vaccination programme.
SPPG have issued correspondence 19th March 2024 regarding the Living Well Service.
SUMMARY
The first campaign of 24/25 ‘Cancer Screening Saves Lives’ will commence 1st April 2024. The campaign aims to increase awareness of the cancer screening programmes available in NI.
Resources will be provided by 28th March 2024 and as per service specification, posters should be displayed in at least one window of the pharmacy.
NICPLD are hosting a webinar that is available to community pharmacists on 9th April 2024 at 7pm. Visit NICPLD website for more details.
PHA will be releasing social media posts in relation to this campaign and these can be shared on your channels. Details of the schedule is available on BSO website.
ACTION
Contractors are asked to read the correspondence issued by SPPG 19th March 2024 regarding the Living Well Service and share with all relevant members of the team.
If the resources for the first campaign ‘Cancer Screening Saves Lives’ are not received by 28th March 2024 email reception.pha@hscni.net immediately and ensure email subject is titled ‘LIVING WELL PHARMACY CAMPAIGN’. Failure to report this by 8th April 2024 will result in no resources being provided.
The current campaign ‘Know Your Units’ will finish on 31st March 2024 and the survey will run from 1st April until 6pm 29th April.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
This update contains important information for community pharmacy teams.
Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s).
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF Gerard Greene Chief Executive
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