Dear Colleague
Please see correspondence here from Joe Brogan, Assistant Director of Integrated Care, Head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management.
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
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Dear Colleague
Please see correspondence here from Dr Michael McBride, Chief Medical Officer.
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
Please see here for your information, bulletin highlighting the HLC Pain Support Programmes (PSPs) and centres participating in the January – March 2021 programmes.
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
Dear Colleague,
The following concessionary prices have been granted for December 2020:
| Drug | Pack Size | Concessionary Price |
| Ciprofloxacin 250mg tablets | 10 | £1.50 |
| Duloxetine 20mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £8.48 |
| Duloxetine 30mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £1.90 |
| Duloxetine 40mg gastro-resistant capsules | 56 | £13.69 |
| Duloxetine 60mg gastro-resistant capsules | 28 | £3.99 |
| Enalapril 10mg tablets | 28 | £5.50 |
| Enalapril 20mg tablets | 28 | £9.63 |
| Hydrocortisone 2.5% cream | 15g | £44.00 |
| Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets | 28 | £14.31 |
| Lamotrigine 25mg tablets | 56 | £1.95 |
| Lamotrigine 50mg tablets | 56 | £3.99 |
| Lamotrigine 100mg tablets | 56 | £6.50 |
| Moxonidine 200microgram tablets | 28 | £8.52 |
| Moxonidine 300microgram tablets | 28 | £8.22 |
| Moxonidine 400microgram tablets | 28 | £7.30 |
| Olanzapine 10mg tablets | 28 | £2.75 |
| Olanzapine 15mg tablets | 28 | £3.84 |
| Olanzapine 20mg tablets | 28 | £4.60 |
| Prochlorperazine 5mg tablets | 28 | £1.30 |
| Rasagiline 1mg tablets | 28 | £7.20 |
| Senna 7.5mg tablets | 60 | £2.50 |
| Tamoxifen 20mg tablets | 30 | £10.50 |
This is the first update of concessionary prices for December 2020.
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 here
Concessionary prices are also published on the CPNI website https://www.communitypharmacyni.co.uk/services/concessionary-prices/
Kind Regards,
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GARETH C. GILVARY |Governance & Support Pharmacist
Dear Colleague
The PHA have just released information leaflets and FAQs online to support patients in the COVID-19 vaccination programme. This information will be incorporated into the next half of the current Living Well campaign “Vaccinations”. However, in the interim, you and your pharmacy team(s) may find the information useful in dealing with queries from the public, in relation to the COVID vaccination programme.
Available here:
- COVID-19 Vaccination Programme questions and answers
- COVID-19 Vaccination Programme information materials
- COVID-19 vaccination – protection for health and social care workers
- A guide to COVID-19 vaccination – all women of childbearing age
- What to expect after your COVID-19 vaccination
- COVID-19 vaccination – a guide for adults
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive
Dear Colleague,
CPNI appreciates there is a number of returns required by the HSCB over the coming weeks.
REMINDER
- Living Well Campaign: Looking after your health and wellbeing during COVID-19 As per previous correspondence your pharmacy is required to complete a short online evaluation survey. Please complete this by 18th December 2020. The survey can be accessed here.
- Community Pharmacy Home Delivery HSCB are seeking a monthly return detailing the number of deliveries made from commencement of the HSCB commissioned delivery service in September 2020. As per previous correspondence, please submit a return at the end of November detailing the number of deliveries for September, October and November separately. The return should be made, preferably by secure e-mail, to the local office email address as detailed below.
- Pharmacy First Monthly Record Form Pharmacy contractor should submit the Pharmacy First monthly record form detailing the pharmacy first consultations made via the service. These forms can then be scanned using the pharmacy’s scanner or using the free Adobe scan app on a mobile device and returned by secure email to the local HSCB office on a monthly basis on the date of second prescription submission (3rd December 2020). See here for more Pharmacy First service information and guidance. Also, should you wish to provide the service, you must complete and return the contract to your local office before commencement of the service, if you haven’t already done so.
Due to the increasing level of service-related information and deadline dates for community pharmacies to keep abreast of, CPNI have developed the contractor calendar available here. We hope you find this resource useful, please share with all members of your pharmacy team(s).
In order that HSCB, CPNI and DoH can continue to work collaboratively, to secure funding in the future for all pharmacy services, it is essential that all activity associated with the each service is recorded and submitted in a timely manner.
Please do not hesitate to contact your local HSCB office, or the CPNI office, should you require any further information or clarification.
Yours sincerely
SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive