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Dear Colleague

Please find here for your attention, correspondence from Department of Health, Chief Professional Officers.

Yours sincerely

SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE |  Chief Executive

URGENT COMMUNICATION *** FAO PHARMACY CONTRACTOR ***

Dear Colleague

Please find here for your attention, correspondence from Joe Brogan, Assistant Director of Integrated Care, Head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management.

S U M M A R Y

  • The Department of Health has confirmed that Community pharmacy staff are a designated healthcare worker group that can avail of COVID vaccination.
  • Appointments with HSC Trusts to provide vaccination for community pharmacy staff will be available to book with immediate effect.
  • The process for booking is via an online booking arrangement for sites in the Western, Northern, Southern and South Eastern Trusts via: https://vaccinations.covid-19.hscni.net/
  • In order to access an appointment, contractors should facilitate staff to book online via the secure HSC link.

Please note the letter states that the pharmacy contractor is responsible for ensuring only their staff are booking onto this system and this link should not be shared beyond the pharmacy.

Yours sincerely

SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE |  Chief Executive

Dear Colleague

Please find for your attention, correspondence from Joe Brogan, Assistant Director of Integrated Care, Head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management.

SUMMARY

  • HSCB have been made aware of a small number of companies supplying medicines/medical supplies into Northern Ireland who are using Delivered at Place (DAP) Incoterms meaning the buyer must complete the import declaration.
  • Import declarations can be raised via TSS free of charge. Contractors will not be reimbursed for any costs paid to independent brokers or third parties for completing import declarations via the usual BSO payment process.

ACTION

Contractors are asked to:

  • Note the contents of the letter; and
  • Advise HSCB via email to the Drug Tariff Co-Ordinator, veranne.lynch@hscni.net of any such issues, and they will endeavour to resolve the situation.

Yours sincerely

Mike

SENT ON BEHALF OF PROF. MIKE MAWHINNEY|Head of Regulatory Affairs

8 January 2021

DRUG ALERTS available here:   BSO Communications (Drug Alerts)

MPS 2747 – Medicines Recall – 29 December 2020 Sodiofolin 50mg/ml sol for inj

SHORTAGES INFORMATION available here BSO Shortages Information

Supply Alert – 5 January 2020 Lithium Carbonate 200mg and 400mg MR tabs

NEWSLETTERS

NI Medicines Management Newsletter (Dec’20)

NI Medicines Management Newsletter Supplement (Alogliptin)

DHSC – Supply Issues Update for Primary & Secondary Care (Jan’21)

Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated with drug information, alerts and shortages information via CPNI’s Contractor Calendar or via the BSO website.

Please continue to notify CPNI of any pricing issues or supply problems you are experiencing via our new Medicine Shortage Reporter.

Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s).

Kind regards,
Kerry

SENT ON BEHALF OF KERRY GRIMES |  Governance & Support Pharmacist

Dear Colleague

Please find here for your attention, correspondence from Kathryn Turner, Pharmacy Lead, HSCB and Stephen Wilson, Assistant Director of Communications and Knowledge Management, PHA.

S U M M A R Y

In light of the recent changes in guidance on COVID-19 vaccine dosing intervals, there is now an inaccuracy in the 100 x COVID-19 vaccination guide for adults (12page leaflet) which has been included in the Living Well pack.

A C T I O N

  • Once you have received the affected resource, please DO NOT use the printed 100 x COVID-19 vaccination guide for adults (12pp leaflet). Instead these should be destroyed.
  • The updated version is available online here
  • A new allocation of the updated leaflets will be distributed to your pharmacy towards the end of January 2021.
  • Please use the online version in the interim period.

Yours sincerely

SENT ON BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE |  Chief Executive