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Dear Colleague
The first update concessionary prices was granted for October 2021 on Friday 15 October 2021:
DrugPack SizeConcessionary Price
Glyceryl trinitrate 400micrograms/dose pump sublingual spray200£2.83
Lamotrigine 5mg dispersible tablets sugar free28£8.43
Methocarbamol 750mg tablets100£12.37
Pioglitazone 45mg tablets28£2.40
Timolol 0.25% eye drops5£4.16
Timolol 0.5% eye drops5£4.10
Trimethoprim 50mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free100£10.99
Ursodeoxycholic acid 250mg capsules60£10.53

The second update concessionary prices was granted for October 2021 on Tuesday 19 October 2021:

DrugPack SizeConcessionary Price
Clomipramine 50mg capsules28£8.60
Glyceryl trinitrate 400micrograms/dose pump sublingual spray180£2.83
Hypromellose 0.5% eye drops10£1.17
Lercanidipine 10mg tablets28£2.99
Lercanidipine 20mg tablets28£2.96
Loratadine 5mg/5ml oral solution100£6.92
Orlistat 120mg capsules84£25.50
Perindopril erbumine 8mg tablets30£2.14
Tolbutamide 500mg tablets28£26.00

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. Concessionary prices are also published on the CPNI website.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
DR. GARETH C. GILVARY
Governance & Support Pharmacist
Dear Colleague
I write to provide updated information to assist contractors and pharmacy team members using the SimplyBook.Me (SBM) Vaccine Booking Systems (VBS) for Vaccination Services.

An Updated User Guide V2 has been produced to includes guidance on how to add new vaccine types (e.g., COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine) on the booking form. All Pharmacy staff involved in the set-up and on-going use of the SBM VBS for COVID-19 and Flu vaccination services should be familiar with the contents of the manual and the SBM VBS platform.

CPNI will continue to provide you with resources and assistance in relation to the Community Pharmacy COVID Vaccination Service and the SimplyBook.Me Vaccine Booking system.

Please do not hesitate to contact Simply Book Me or CPNI offices should you require additional information or assistance.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF 
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive

This update contains important information for community pharmacy teams, including details of the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BSO ALERTS 

CPNI ALERTS 

HSCB ALERTS 

Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s).
Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated via CPNI’s Contractor Calendar or Contractor Emails.

Or report medicine shortages or pricing issues via the CPNI’s Medicine Shortage Reporter.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF 
DR. GARETH C. GILVARY
Governance & Support Pharmacist

Dear Contractor
HSCB has asked that any outstanding claims forms for the GFA Additional Staff Costs are submitted to local HSCB offices as a matter of priority.

Please find correspondence HERE for the attention of all Community Pharmacies Contractors from Joe Brogan, Head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management, Health and Social Care Board.

SUMMARY

  • HSCB is asking that any remaining claim forms are returned to HSCB offices as soon as possible.
  • HSCB is making available funding of up to £2,000 per community pharmacy for community pharmacies to claim to help with additional pharmacy staff costs incurred in the period July 2021 to September 2021 inclusive.
  • This Grant Funding is being made available by HSCB in recognition of the significant work force pressures and resultant increased staff costs that have been experienced in the sector during this period. 

ACTION

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive

Dear Colleague
Please find attached HERE correspondence from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead Health and Social Care Board.

SUMMARY

  • The AZ COVID -19 vaccine is NOT to be offered from community pharmacy under the COVID booster vaccination programme.
  • The ONLY vaccine to be offered as a booster dose from community pharmacy is Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA).
  • This is only to be offered from community pharmacies with a contract to provide it and to those patients who are eligible at that current time.
  • In the small number of individuals where the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA) cannot be used e.g. due to a contraindication, the individual affected should be consult with their GP for referral to the Trust.

ACTION

Contractors are advised to:

  1. Review the attached correspondence.
  2. Only offer the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA) under the COVID booster vaccination programme, if you have a contract to provide it and to those patients who are eligible at that current time.
  3. Refer the individuals who the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA) cannot be used to their GP for referral to the Trust.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive

Monday 11 October 2021

Dear Contractor

Please find HERE correspondence issued by HSCB today advising that they are aware of the issues some contractors are experiencing with the E-Form for the Collect NI Lateral Flow Test Service.

Previous CPNI contractor updates relating to the updated E-Form and Payment Submission for the Collect NI Lateral Flow Test Service are available at the links below:

CPNI CU#211008A: Updated Pharmacy Collect NI Lateral Flow Test Service E-Form And Payment Submission

CPNI CU#210930A:  Pharmacy Collect NI Service Update

Should you have any queries please contact a member of the CPNI team.
Kind regards

Ennis

SENT ON BEHALF OF
Ennis Shields
Governance & Support Pharmacist