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

Dear Colleague,

CPNI is delighted with how community pharmacy teams have again stepped up during this challenging pandemic period to provide the newly commissioned Flu Vaccination service, for health and social care workers (HSCWs) launched last week (w/c 28th Sept).

A flu vaccination service update, provided by HSCB colleagues yesterday highlighted:

  • 10,000 flu vaccines orders placed by community pharmacies.
  • 1,028 vaccines administered by community pharmacists in the first week (based on numbers of electronic forms submitted to BSO).
  • 84% of HSCWs who had vaccines administered in the first week by community pharmacists to be female, with the majority designated as Non-Trust Employed HSCWs.

HSCB will continue to monitor flu vaccines stocks within community pharmacy for the commissioned service over the coming weeks to ensure sufficient vaccine remains available within the sector, while at the same time minimising the risk of potential waste.

Primarily, I would like to thank contractors and pharmacy teams for your tremendous initial effort and enthusiasm in engaging with this important service. It is vitally important that we continue to work together to make this a success.  

I would also like to remind you that a dedicated CPNI webpage (available here) has been created on our new website, which will be updated with all relevant correspondence, relating to this year’s Flu Vaccination service.

CPNI has also produced a support training video for service providers which can be assessed on our YouTube channel here.

We hope you find these resources useful and please share them with your pharmacy team(s) involved in providing this year’s flu service.

If you have any queries in relation to this service, please contact Greg Miller, HSCB Pharmacy Adviser, (email: greg.miller@hscni.net) or alternatively the CPNI office.

Yours sincerely

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive

Dear Colleague

COVID-19 ESCALATION PLANNING – COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES

Please see attached guidance issued by HSCB in relation to escalation planning including ‘clustering/buddying’ arrangements.

Yours sincerely

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive

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

Dear Colleague,

As you will be aware the Community Pharmacy Flu Vaccination service, for health and social care workers, was launched last week (w/c 28th Sept).

A dedicated CPNI webpage (available here) has been created on our new website, which will be updated with all relevant correspondence, relating to this year’s Flu Vaccination service.

CPNI has also produced a support training video for service providers which can be assessed on our YouTube channel here.

We hope you find these resources useful and please share them with your pharmacy team(s) involved in providing this year’s flu service.

If you have any queries in relation to this service, please contact Greg Miller, HSCB Pharmacy Adviser, (email: greg.miller@hscni.net) or alternatively the CPNI office.

Yours sincerely

SENT FOR AND BEHALF OF GERARD GREENE | Chief Executive


Dear Colleague,

Tolterodine 1mg Tablets – September 2020 Concessionary Price Re-Determination

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined the September 2020 concessionary price for Tolterodine 1mg tablets (56) as £12.90.  All prescriptions for Tolterodine 1mg tablets submitted to BSO for payment for the dispensing month of September will be reimbursed at this new price.

This has been updated on our website.

Kind regards,

Katherine

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

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

Dear Colleague

HSCB CORRESPONDENCE: UPDATE – COMMUNITY PHARMACY SEASONAL FLU VACCINATION SERVICE (CPFV) FOR HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE WORKERS (HSCWs)

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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