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REMINDER: LIVING WELL CAMPAIGN SURVEY
**FAO LIVING WELL PHARMACIES ONLY**
Dear Contractor
Correspondence has been issued by SPPG on 20 October 2025 to those pharmacies yet to submit an evaluation survey for the Living Well campaign 
‘Move more, feel better‘.

SUMMARY

  • All pharmacies contracted to provide the Living Well service must complete an evaluation survey after each campaign, unless otherwise informed.
  • SPPG reserves the right to recoup payment for a campaign if the evaluation survey is not submitted.
  • The survey for the campaign ‘Move more, feel better’ is open and can be accessed here.
  • The survey must be completed by 6pm Monday 3rd November 2025, please ensure to reach the final screen to confirm submission.

ACTION

  • Contractors who have yet to complete the Living Well survey for the campaign ‘Move more, feel better’ are asked to read the correspondence issued by SPPG on 20 October 2025 and share with relevant team members.

For any further information please contact CPNI offices.

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

Winter Preparedness Plan

Community Pharmacy NI (CPNI) has responded here to the publication of the Department of Health’s Winter Preparedness Plan 2025/26.

Stop Smoking Month Preparatory Event

Stop Smoking Month is due to take place from 1st – 31st March 2026.  This November, Cancer Focus NI and the Public Health Agency, will be hosting a briefing event for Stop Smoking providers and stakeholders, such as community pharmacies.  The aim of the briefing is to facilitate planning and preparation, and to provide information on participation and key messages.  The briefing will take place from 7-9pm on 12th November 2025 in the Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim.  Further information, including how to register, is available in the flyer.

CPNI has produced a promotional clip for social media, highlighting the Stop Smoking service – available here.

BCPP News

The Community Development and Health Network (CDHN) have shared the latest edition of BCPP News.

The newsletter provides an overview of some of the Building Community Pharmacy Partnership (BCPP) projects which have taken place across Northern Ireland.

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 Pricing/Supply 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 first update of concessionary prices were granted today for October 2025:
DrugPack SizeConcessionary Price
Amiodarone 100mg tablets28£2.74
Amiodarone 200mg tablets28£6.05
Co-careldopa 12.5mg/50mg tablets90£5.97
Co-careldopa 25mg/100mg tablets100£8.38
Cyclizine 50mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules5£3.80
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules30£2.59
Esomeprazole 40mg gastro-resistant capsules28£4.40
Fenofibrate micronised 267mg capsules28£9.98
Irbesartan 150mg tablets28£1.29
Ivabradine 7.5mg tablets56£2.85
Latanoprost 50micrograms/ml eye drops2.5£1.81
Mefenamic acid 500mg tablets28£25.75
Mometasone 0.1% cream100£13.75
Mometasone 0.1% cream30£4.49
Nizatidine 150mg capsules30£20.14
Olanzapine 2.5mg tablets28£2.58
Olanzapine 20mg tablets28£4.05
Olanzapine 5mg tablets28£2.54
Oxybutynin 5mg tablets56£3.67
Oxytetracycline 250mg tablets28£25.44
Pramipexole 88microgram tablets30£3.52
Progesterone micronised 100mg capsules30£3.84
Tolterodine 2mg tablets56£2.18
Trihexyphenidyl 5mg tablets84£115.00

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 Pricing/Supply Reporter.

Concessionary prices are also published on the CPNI website.

Kind regards

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive

Dear Contractor

The Northern Ireland Cyber Security Centre (NICSC) has forwarded the following link introducing the Cyber Action Toolkit: https://cybertoolkit.service.ncsc.gov.uk/utm_source=NICSC&utm_medium=Campaign&utm_campaign=PublicBeta

The Toolkit is a free, personalised cyber security solution for sole traders to small organisations that turns cyber protection into simple, achievable steps.

NICSC explains that this toolkit helps owners secure their businesses with straightforward actions. The toolkit guides users to build stronger cyber protection at their own pace, with built-in features that recognise progress – providing a starting point to cyber security and a pathway towards Cyber Essentials certification.

Action

Contractors are asked to:

  • Note the link to the free Cyber Action Toolkit and consider if this is appropriate for adopting for their business.

Contractors are reminded that the storage and back up of patient sensitive data and any amendments to your systems should only be carried out in line with advice from your IT or email provider, PMR system provider and in line with Data Protection legislation.

Kind regards

Mike

SENT ON BEHALF OF
PROF MIKE MAWHINNEY
Head of Regulatory Affairs

This update contains important information for community pharmacy teams.

CPNI ALERTS

DOH(NI) ALERTS

BSO ALERTS

  • Weekly Drug Alerts are available here.
  • Weekly Shortages Information is available here.
  • Serious Shortage Protocols are available here.

Recruitment of BSO Pharmaceutical Chair

Contractors interested in applying to the position of Chair of the Pharmaceutical Committee of the Business Services Organisation (BSO) are reminded that the closing date for receipt of applications is 17th October 2025.

This is a recruitment process undertaken by the Department of Health to appoint a pharmacist to this position.  The time commitment for this role is a maximum of eight days per annum, inside and outside normal working hours.

Further information is available in the document (here) and here.

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 Pricing/Supply 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 Contractor,

This is a final call for any outstanding Community Pharmacy Daily Interventions Surveys.

If your pharmacy has not yet submitted its Master Form, please do so before 6pm on Monday 13th October 2025.  The information collected through this survey is vital to demonstrate the scale and impact of non-commissioned activity taking place in community pharmacies, highlight unmet needs, and provide robust evidence to support future funding and service development discussions.

Please ensure that:

  • All daily logs have been collated accurately into the Master Form (excel here or pdf here).
  • All tabs at the bottom of the form are completed.
  • All activity is included, no matter how routine it may seem, to avoid under-representing the work undertaken in your pharmacy.
  • Only one completed Master Form per pharmacy is submitted.

Your participation is essential to ensure the true contribution of community pharmacy is recognised and represented.  Thank you for your time, effort, and continued support in completing this important piece of work.

Kind regards,

SENT ON BEHALF OF
GERARD GREENE
Chief Executive