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Dear Colleague,

Please find attached agenda for the Echo session that is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 27th October 2020.  Topics covered will include the Community Pharmacy Business Continuity Arrangements, Pharmacy First for Colds and Sore Throats and the Adherence Support Service.

Please use the meeting ID and passcode below to access the meeting: 

Meeting ID: 663 219 8075

Passcode:  678281

Please also find attached Attendee/Moodle Guidance Notes and Project ECHO Enhanced Security Measures for newly registered participants.

I would encourage Contractors and pharmacist team members to attend this Echo session where possible.

Yours sincerely

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive

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Dear Colleague,

Further concessionary prices have been granted for October 2020:

Drug Pack Size Concessionary Price
Ciprofloxacin 250mg tablets 10 £1.37
Hydrocortisone 2.5% cream 15g £44.00
Irbesartan 300mg / Hydrochlorothiazide 12.5mg tablets 28 £14.31
Lamotrigine 50mg tablets 56 £3.31
Rasagiline 1mg tablets 28 £10.07
Tamoxifen 20mg tablets 30 £13.99
Zonisamide 100mg capsules 56 £62.72

Kind regards,

Katherine

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF KATHERINE KIDD | Head of Pharmacy Development

*** FOR THE ATTENTION OF: CONTRACTORS PROVIDING FLU VACCINATION SERVICE FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE WORKERS ONLY ***

Dear Colleague

HSCB CORRESPONDENCE: URGENT UPDATE – COMMUNITY PHARMACY SEASONAL FLU VACCINATION (CPFV) SERVICE

Please find attached for your attention, correspondence 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,

BUILDING THE COMMUNITY PHARMACY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (BCPP)

Please find attached for your attention, correspondence 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 information below that has been provided by HSCB Pharmacy and Medicines Management.

SHORTAGE INFORMATION FOR HSC

The UK Medicines Shortage Response Group (MSRG) meet on a weekly basis and review the situation with medicines supply on a national level; colleagues from Department of Health (NI) are involved in these discussions.

When a medicines supply issue is considered critical, national information is drafted by the MSRG and this will be cascaded to primary care via HSCB.

Community pharmacy colleagues can access this information via 3 mechanisms:

  • Shortage information in relation to specific drugs will be emailed to all community pharmacies via secure HSC email
  • The monthly bulletin produced by DHSC in relation to medicines shortages is available on the Primary Care intranet:

http://primarycare.hscni.net/pharmacy-and-medicines-management/dhsc-monthly-bulletin/

Yours sincerely

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive

*** FOR THE ATTENTION OF: CONTRACTORS PROVIDING FLU VACCINATION SERVICE FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE WORKERS ONLY ***

Dear Colleague

URGENT UPDATE – LOW STOCK LEVELS OF QIVC ACROSS NORTHERN IRELAND – ORDERS FOR COMMUNITY PHARMACY MAY BE DELAYED UNTIL A LATER DATE

Please find attached for your attention, correspondence 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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