CPNI issued a contractor update on 14 December advising that updated information is now available on the NICPLD website in relation to the application process and criteria for the 2024 Independent Prescribing (IP) course. Following that update, CPNI has been made aware that community pharmacists who would like to apply for IP training are having difficulty securing a Designated Prescribing Practitioner (DPP). As having a DPP is an essential criterion for application, CPNI would like to gather evidence on the extent of, and possible reasons for, this issue. CPNI would like to gather this information ahead of the IP application window which will run from 22 January 2024 to Monday 26 February 2024. The survey findings may assist CPNI in seeking solutions to any issues which exist.
SUMMARY
CPNI have developed a short survey for community pharmacists who are interested in applying for the IP course in 2024.
The survey will remain open until 15 January 2024.
ACTION
Contractors are advised to:
Note the updated information provided on the NICPLD website.
Ask all community pharmacist employees who are considering applying for the IP course to complete the CPNI survey as soon as possible, and no later than 15 January 2024.
Please contact a member of the CPNI team should you have any queries.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Contractor
SPPG have issued CPVS Update Ten on 21st December relating to the COVID-19 Vaccination Service.
SUMMARY
SPPG have issued an important update regarding the COVID-19 Community Pharmacy Vaccination Service.
The PHA have confirmed that the vaccination service for COVID-19 for eligible cohorts will continue until 31st March 2024.
This change aligns with the finish date for Community Pharmacy Flu Vaccination Service.
ACTION
Contractors should review the CPVS update and share this information with relevant members of the pharmacy team.
For those pharmacies that plan to continue to offer COVID-19 vaccination until 31st March 2024, please continue to order vaccine stock once your current stock is exhausted.
Please do not hesitate to contact CPNI for any further information.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Contractor
The December edition of the Pharmacy Technician Regulation Project Newsletter is now available on the Department of Health website. The newsletter includes a summary of the results of the Pharmacy Technician and Support Staff survey, conducted in April 2023. The survey intended to gather data to inform ongoing work towards establishing pharmacy technicians as a regulated healthcare profession in Northern Ireland.
SUMMARY
Contractors will note:
Pharmacy technicians in Northern Ireland are not currently regulated, however they are recognised as regulated professionals in other parts of the UK.
A recommendation to develop pharmacy technician regulation in Northern Ireland was outlined in the Pharmacy Workforce Review 2020.
Information on the work of the Pharmacy Technician Regulation Project to date is available here.
A monthly newsletter is published to keep all interested stakeholders up to date, and is available here.
The December newsletter includes a staff information poster to be printed and displayed in the workplace.
The results of the Pharmacy Technician and Support Staff survey are included in the December newsletter and are also available here.
Pharmacy technicians and support staff who would like to stay informed about the project can join the project mailing list to receive information and updates directly.
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