Contractors providing the vaccination service are encouraged to add these resources to their social media platforms to help raise awareness on the availability of vaccinations at their local pharmacy.
MHRA September Drug Safety Update – Statins and Myasthenia Gravis
Contractors will note that the attached MHRA update contains safety information relating to Statins and Myasthenia Gravis. Links to the full drug safety article and the yellow card reporting system are also included in the update.
Concessionary prices will be paid against the usual code, no additional endorsements are needed.
Please continue to notify CPNI of any pricing issues you are experiencing via our new Medicine Shortage Reporter.
Concessionary prices are also published on the CPNI website.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
Dear Contractor,
As you may recall, CPNI issued CU#230727A in July 2023 to advise the network that NICPLD had confirmed that sufficient numbers of community pharmacies had come forward to act as providers for the Experiential Learning (EL) programme, and as such the programme would be commencing as planned in November 2023. NICPLD subsequently contacted pharmacists who were nominated to act as a Practice Supervisor (PS), to advise them of the training requirements and training schedule.
NICPLD have now advised CPNI that they have issued correspondence to those pharmacies who have agreed to participate as EL providers, to share further details including key dates, access to the EL Hub, links to the EL handbook, and indemnity information.
SUMMARY
The correspondence which NICPLD issued to confirmed EL providers is available here.
ACTION
Contractors who have agreed to act as EL providers in 2023 should take note of the information in the NICPLD correspondence and share with relevant members of the pharmacy team.
Contractors who have thus far been unable to commit to participating in the EL programme due to workforce and workload pressures can contact NICPLD EL Lead Helen Hirst, should they wish to express an interest in becoming involved in future stages of the programme.
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
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
Dear Contractor
Ask Your Pharmacist Week is taking place from Monday 30 October to Monday 6 November.
This year’s theme is “Meet your local pharmacy team” and the National Pharmacy Association annual campaign is a great opportunity to raise awareness of the extensive skill set of the entire pharmacy team and some of the services available.
During this campaign we would like to raise the profile of community pharmacy across multiple media platforms to:
Demonstrate the value of the whole community pharmacy by looking at the role of the different team members. This could include the pharmacist, dispensary assistant, over the counter staff and delivery driver.
Communicate some of the ‘unseen contributions’ the community pharmacy network makes by highlighting the everyday health interventions carried out by community pharmacy teams.
These interventions could range from treating patients with anaphylactic shock, cardiac arrest, first aid to general sign posting.
Other opportunities include team members who have received long service awards or a case study from a patient who would like to share their own or a family member’s positive patient experience.
If you or a member of the team would like to get involved in the campaign, please get in touch with Jude Austin on judea@communitypharmacyni.co.uk for more information.
Kind regards
SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE Chief Executive
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