Welcome to this weeks LPC e-bulletin. w/e 15.7.2016.
08th July 2016
As promised, below are the details regarding the impending ‘BCOC’ COPD & Respiratory
Symptoms Public Health Campaign, due to commence very shortly in your pharmacy!
As you know; People over 50 are most at risk of having undiagnosed respiratory illness and make
up 97% of lung cancer diagnoses, therefore, as previously mentioned the campaign is aimed at men
and women aged 50 and over, as well as their family and friends. Attached, is ‘Public Health
England’s (PHEs) Official briefing sheet’ for the full details of the campaign including, key facts
and briefing for you and your colleagues.
We are now able to inform you that your campaign packs will soon be with you. You can expect to
receive yours direct to the pharmacy the week commencing the 18th July, addressed to the
Pharmacy Manager. The pack will include resources such as; posters, leaflets, briefing sheets,
shelf wobblers symptom sheets and dispensers.
We encourage you to adorn your pharmacy with the campaign materials provided upon receipt of
your campaign packs and commence the campaign as soon as you are able!
If for any reason you do not receive your packs by the 22nd July then please contact us
immediately via email [email protected] using the subject heading
‘Campaign pack NOT received’ (including your pharmacy name, address etc. in the main text) and
we will endeavour to rectify the situation for you ASAP.
We are also very pleased to announce to you that PharmOutcomes will be used this year to
record and collate your evaluations post campaign…
…Consequently, please find attached the ‘BCOC Respiratory Health Pharmacy Record Sheet’
which will provide key insight into what will be requested of you at the point of evaluation post
campaign, the mid/end of August. You will be provided 2 weeks from the close of the campaign to
complete and submit your evaluations to PharmOutcomes in line with your pharmacy contractual
obligations.
In order to make this as easy as possible for you, we request that where applicable e.g. in response
to question 2 “How many patients as a result of your conversations about the BCOC campaign were
referred to the GP for further consultation?” that you print off and keep a copy of the record sheet
in a prominent place for all staff to use in order to maintain an ‘active tally’ throughout the
campaign; so that at the point of completing the final evaluation you can effortlessly provide a total
figure in response to this question.
We hope you have found this bulletin informative and we anticipate another similar
communication will be sent shortly, prior to commencement of the BCOC campaign to
ensure you are all prepared which will include additional resources such as advice/support to help
deal with difficult conversations.
NHS fraud checking notification
On 1 July 2016, pharmacy contractors will be required by their terms of service, before supplying the
drug or appliance, to advise the person claiming exemption from payment of NHS prescription
charges – where evidence is required but not provided – that NHS checks are routinely
undertaken to verify that such persons are exempt from payment of NHS prescription charges, as
part of arrangements for preventing or detecting fraud or error. It is up to pharmacy teams how this
is done but it must be in “appropriate terms”.
This PSNC Briefing aims to remind community pharmacy teams that this change will be taking
place and includes our tips of key things to consider to make compliance with this new requirement
a matter of routine.
Latest! Somersetlpc Link of the week CPPE News
http://tinyurl.com/j9mrhyk
Commit to staying active in the campaign
There is still a long way to go. Remember, this is a campaign for the long term – it goes far beyond
the funding for 2016/17 and is ultimately about keeping the ‘community’ in community pharmacy. If
you haven’t already signed up for campaign updates, please do so at npa.co.uk/stepforward. You can also like our Facebook page facebook.com/supportyourlocalpharmacy/ or follow
us on Twitter @npa1921 #lovemypharmacy. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES, PLEASE CONTACT
[email protected] OR TELEPHONE 01727 800511.
NPA - Optimise income from the Drug Tariff –
Date: Wed 20-Jul-2016
Time: 7.30 pm
Location: Online
End Date: Wed 20-Jul-2016
End Time: 8.30 pm
Cost: Free
With the impending pharmacy funding cuts – the importance of understanding and utilising the Drug
Tariff has never been more important.
Improving your dispensing processes and ensuring correct endorsement and submission of
prescriptions is essential to optimising income derived from the Drug tariff.
This webinar will, therefore, help you to:
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Understand where dispensing income may be affected
Improve your dispensing process with top tips on receiving, processing and sorting
prescriptions
Understand the importance of maximising income through correct endorsement
Register here for this free online Drug Tariff webinar. There will also be an opportunity to put your
questions live to our presenter. Presenters - Sana Din – NPA Pharmacy Services.
NHS England #getreadyforflu
*UPDATE* NHS England has announced it will recommission the Community Pharmacy Seasonal
Influenza Vaccination programme in 2016/17. psnc.org.uk/flu
The terms and fees for the recommissioned service will remain the same as in 2015/16. Further
guidance will be issued to pharmacy contractors once legislation and associated documents
have been updated to take into account the recommissioning of this service. Somerset LPC
will keep you posted and informed, when all the information is readily available.
Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)
SOMERSET PRESCRIBING AND MEDICINES MANAGEMENT (PAMM)
Prescribing (includes Formulary and Traffic Light System)
Medicines Management
Public Health Information
Other information
http://tinyurl.com/jjl8rnu
MUR and NMS quarterly returns for Apr-Jun 2016.
Please be reminded that your MUR and NMS quarterly returns for April – June 2016 are now
due. For your information please note that: Each participating pharmacy must complete the
necessary reporting template by collating the necessary data from pharmacy records for the
MURs / NMSs conducted for each quarter and ensuring that it is available to be requested
after the end of 10 working days from the last day of that quarter (i.e. last day of June). More
info is available from the PSNC web site: http://psnc.org.uk/servicescommissioning/advanced-services/murs/mur-record-keeping-and-data-requirements/
For ease the NMS and MUR quarterly blank returns forms are attached but are routinely
available from our website, link as follows: http://www.england.nhs.uk/south/ourwork/pharm-info/sw-pharm/ .
If you could please complete and submit your forms for the quarter, Apr-Jun 2016, to our
pharmacy mail box: [email protected] asap we would be most
grateful.
(If anyone would like a copy of the MUR & NMS Templates, please email
[email protected])
CPPE: EHC Emergency Contraceptive Training September 2016.
This workshop in September is now available for booking on the CPPE website. CPPE are
running this event in collaboration with Somerset LPC and the Public Health team at
Somerset Country Council. This event forms part of the training required to offer an EHC
service in Somerset community pharmacies. For pharmacists in Somerset providing the
EHC service under the PGD, it is a requirement as part of your declaration of competence,
that you attend this face to face workshop every 4 years
The workshop is also open to pre- registration pharmacists so they are “service- ready”
when qualified and to pharmacy technicians as a valuable piece of CPD.
Tuesday - 13th September 19:15 start, finishing by 21.45.
Holiday Inn Taunton, Deane Gate Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2UA. Booking ref. 44862.
CPPE: Polypharmacy Focal Point Training
As part of the CPPE Polypharmacy campaign, we are running Polypharmacy focal point
workshops in Somerset. These workshops will introduce you to models and tools to support
and review patients receiving multiple medicines using a patient centered approach. Dates
are as follows:
Thursday - 29th September, 2016, 19:30 start, finishing by 21.00 (Plenty of spaces
available) Holiday Inn Taunton, Deane Gate Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2UA Booking
Reference: 44860.
Book CPPE events at: www.cppe.ac.uk (login and click on 'Book a workshop') or email:
[email protected] or telephone CPPE on 0161 778 4000.
Somerset LPC - Information on all our news and events can be found via our website and
Calendar: http://psnc.org.uk/somerset-lpc/lpc-information/calendar/
Final Note! Somerset LPC would like to invite all of our colleagues to support all their
hard work & efforts given on Facebook & Twitter. If you would be pleased to
participate Follow us on Twitter: @SomersetLPC or Like us on Facebook: Somerset LPC
Mary Pennington
Administration Officer
Somerset LPC
Tel: +44(0)7714214811
Please note I generally work for the LPC on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
mornings, but will endeavour to return emails outside of these times where possible.
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