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R E M I N D E R

Dear Contractor

I write to confirm that a contractor meeting will take place on Tuesday 6 February 2024 at 8pm in the Dunsilly Hotel, 20 Dunsilly Road, Antrim, BT41 2JH.

This will be an ‘in-person’ only meeting and an important update will be provided on a range of current matters.

CPNI remains concerned, despite the imminent restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly, that health service officials do not recognise the extent of the funding challenges being experienced by community pharmacy owners here.

I would encourage you all to attend this meeting.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
This update contains important information for community pharmacy teams.

CPNI ALERTS

DOH(NI) ALERTS

BSO ALERTS

MHRA UPDATE

Pharmacy team(s) can keep updated via CPNI’s Contractor Calendar  and Contractor Emails.
Or report medicine shortages, pricing and staffing issues via CPNI’s Medicine Shortage Reporter and Situation Reporter.
Please bring this to the attention of your pharmacy team(s).

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
Gerard Greene
Chief Executive
Dear Colleague
The following concessionary prices granted in January 2024 have rolled over to February 2024:
DrugPack SizeConcessionary Price
Baclofen 10mg tablets84£1.99
Benzydamine 0.15% mouthwash sugar free300£4.79
Carbocisteine 250mg/5ml oral solution300£7.49
Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets90£4.26
Flucloxacillin 500mg capsules28£2.41
Lansoprazole 30mg gastro-resistant capsules28£1.30
Pregabalin 200mg capsules84£3.18
Primidone 250mg tablets100£85.97
Prochlorperazine 3mg buccal tablets50£8.90

Concessionary prices will be paid against the usual code, no additional endorsements are needed.

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

Concessionary prices are also published on the CPNI website.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive

Dear Contractor

I write to confirm that a contractor meeting will take place on Tuesday 6 February 2024 at 8pm in the Dunsilly Hotel, 20 Dunsilly Road, Antrim, BT41 2JH.

This will be an ‘in-person’ only meeting and an important update will be provided on a range of current matters.

CPNI remains concerned, despite the imminent restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly, that health service officials do not recognise the extent of the funding challenges being experienced by community pharmacy owners here.

I would encourage you all to attend this meeting.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF 
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Contractor
Further to previous contractor updates (CU#231214B, CU#240117B) providing information on the application process for the 2024 NICPLD Independent Prescribing course, and the CPNI DPP survey (CU#231222A) further updates are now available.

SUMMARY

  • Information on the application process and criteria for the 2024 NICPLD IP course is available here.
  • The application window for IP applications opened on 22 January 2024.
  • Prior to the application window opening, CPNI conducted a survey which provided evidence that community pharmacists are facing significant challenges in meeting the IP application criteria due to being unable to secure a DPP.  
  • CPNI have made NICPLD and the Department of Health aware of this issue and NICPLD have now agreed to extend the application window until 8 April 2024.
  • CPNI continues to work with NICPLD, the Department and other stakeholders to explore options for securing DPP support for community pharmacists.
  • CPNI wishes to thank all those who took part in the DPP survey.

ACTION

Contractors are asked to:

  • Note the IP application information on the NICPLD website and share with relevant members of the pharmacy team.
  • Note the extended application deadline is 8 April 2024.

Should contractors have any queries they may contact a member of the CPNI team.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive
Dear Contractor
CPNI issued a contractor update (CU#231221B) in December which included the December edition of the Pharmacy Technician Regulation Project Newsletter.

SUMMARY

ACTION

Contractors should:

Contractors should contact CPNI offices should they have any queries on the Pharmacy Technician Regulation Project.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive