For the attention of Community Pharmacies providing the Spring 2024 COVID-19 Community Pharmacy Vaccination Service
Dear Contractor
The PHA issued correspondence dated 21 March 2024 relating to the COVID-19 Spring Booster Vaccination Service. The letter provides information on the wider COVID-19 Spring Booster Programme, in addition to that provided in CPNI updates issued yesterday:
CU#240327D Community Pharmacy Vaccination Service Spring 2024
CU#240327F Community Pharmacy Vaccination Service Spring 2024 Care Home Pairing
SUMMARY
In Northern Ireland, the vaccination programme will begin on 15th April 2024 and end on 30th June 2024.
Contractors may participate in this service on submission of contracts.
The eligible cohorts for the community pharmacy COVID-19 Spring Booster Programme include:
Care Home Residents
All over 75 years old
Those aged 18 years old and over immunosuppressed
The programme will use Moderna mRNA (Spikevax) XBB.1.5 vaccine. Dose: 50 micrograms (0.5ml).
Pharmacies providing the service can place orders from Movianto from the 3rd April 2024.
The PHA letter states that orders should only be placed within 2 weeks of clinics taking place. Additionally:
Once thawing has been initiated by Movianto, Spikevax XBB.1.5 (Moderna) has a shelf life of 30 days. The new thawed expiry date will be added by Movianto.
The Spikevax XBB 1.5 vaccines which are deployed at the start of the spring 2024 vaccine programme have an earlier expiry date.
All patients vaccinated as part of the CPVS must be recorded on the VMS, including details of eligibility.
Queries relating to the COVID-19 Spring Booster programme can be directed to pha.immunisation@hscni.net, and queries relating to the Community Pharmacy Vaccination Service should be directed to Greg Miller or Grainne McMahon.
ACTION
Contractors should review the PHA correspondence and share this information with relevant members of the pharmacy team.
Contractors should review the previous CPNI updates on the Spring Booster programme: CU#240327D, CU#240327F
Community pharmacies who wish to participate in the vaccination service should submit a completed contract by 5pm 12th April 2024.
Pharmacies who have completed their contract can place orders for Spikevax XBB.1.5 with Movianto from 3rd April 2024 and officially begin the vaccination programme on 15th April 2024.
Should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact a member of the CPNI team.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
The third update of concessionary prices were granted today for March 2024:
Drug
Pack Size
Concessionary Price
Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension
100
£2.49
Aripiprazole 5mg tablets
28
£5.64
Benzylpenicillin 600mg powder for solution for injection vials
SPPG have issued correspondence relating to the Pharmacy First for UTI service.
SUMMARY
The SPPG letter confirms that the service will continue.
There are 451 pharmacies contracted to provide the service and over 4,000 patients have benefited since November 2023.
Any pharmacy that has not yet signed up to provide the service and wishes to do so can complete a contract here.
Some contracted pharmacies have not yet provided the service to patients. The CPNI team is happy to assist contractors who’ve not yet started or submitted returns. Queries can be directed to the office on 028 9069 0444.
A new patient feedback survey has been developed and contractors are asked to encourage users of the service to complete it. A QR code is included in the letter and the link is available here.
Resources and information relating to the service is available on the BSO website here, and contractors are asked to ensure they are using the most up to date PGDs for Nitrofurantoin and Trimethoprim.
Ensure the most up to date versions of the service PGDs are in operation.
Please do not hesitate to contact a member of the CPNI team should you have any queries.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
For the attention of Community Pharmacies providing the Spring 2024 COVID-19 Community Pharmacy Vaccination Service
Dear Contractor
SPPG have issued correspondence relating to the COVID-19 Spring Booster Vaccination Service 27th March 2024.
SUMMARY
SPPG have issued correspondence regarding the COVID-19 Spring 2024 programme requesting community pharmacies who are vaccinating Care Homes to complete the online pairing survey by 15th April 2024.
ACTION
Contractors are asked to read the correspondence issued by SPPG 27th March 2024 regarding Care Home pairings for the Spring vaccination programme.
Those pharmacies that are vaccinating Care Homes are asked to complete the online pairing survey by 15th April 2024.
Each contracted pharmacy should select all care home(s) for which they will be paired with.
Further to the correspondence issued by SPPG 14th March 2024 regarding the Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework over 400 contractors have submitted the declaration.
SUMMARY
SPPG is seeking completion of the Community Pharmacy Assurance Framework (CPAF) declaration form for your pharmacy, for the 2023/24 year.
The aim and purpose of the framework is to monitor compliance with Terms of Service, service specifications, related professional standards and best practice guidance.
SPPG has recently worked with CPNI to review, update and agree the Assurance framework for the 2023/24 year.
A payment of £1200 will be made to each pharmacy, upon return of the completed declaration, for compliance with the CPAF process in 2023/24.
The recently resumed CPAF visits will continue, and pharmacies will be contacted directly if selected for a visit.
ACTION
Contractors are asked to review the correspondence and share with all relevant team members.
For those pharmacies who have yet to complete the declaration please use the following link. The declaration is to be completed by Wednesday 27th March 2024.
A copy of the current practice leaflet and the complaints procedure/SOP should be submitted via email to your local office by 31st March 2024.
CPNI have produced a guidance document and resources to support you with CPAF, available on CPNI’s website HERE.
Please contact the Pharmacy Advisor at your local office for any queries.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
For the attention of Community Pharmacies providing the Spring 2024 COVID-19 Community Pharmacy Vaccination Service
Dear Contractor
SPPG have issued correspondence relating to the COVID-19 Spring Booster Vaccination Service 27th March 2024.
SUMMARY
The Spring 2024 vaccination programme will officially begin on 15th April 2024 and all contractors may participate in this service on submission of contracts.
The service specification will be available on the BSO website and the contractor must ensure all staff are trained to deliver the CPVS in accordance with the service specification.
The CMO letter issued 8th March gives details of the Spring booster programme and eligible cohorts.
Further information on the PGDs and the National Protocol will be issued shortly and will be available on the BSO website.
The programme will use 0.5ml [zero. Five millilitres] dose of Spikevax (Moderna) XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine and pharmacies can place orders from Movianto from the 3rd April 2024.
All patients vaccinated as part of the CPVS must be recorded on the VMS.
Information on remuneration is detailed within the correspondence, and fees payable will be processed by the BSO based on appropriate entry on VMS.
ACTION
Contractors should review the correspondence issued 27th March 2024 and share this information with relevant members of the pharmacy team.
Community pharmacies who wish to participate in the vaccination service should submit a completed contract by 5pm 12th April 2024.
Any new provider that does not currently have access to VMS can contact Tom Coyle (tom.coyle@hscni.net) who will provide further information on setting up and accessing. New contractors should be aware it may take up to ten working days to set up a new pharmacy access to VMS.
Please ensure to access the service specification, PGDs and National Protocol which will be available on the BSO website.
Pharmacies can place orders for Spikevax XBB.1.5 with Movianto from 3rd April 2024 and officially begin the vaccination programme on 15th April 2024.
Please note the Spikevax XBB.1.5 vaccine has a 30 day post-thaw expiry date.
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