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![]() The University of Sunderland Alumni Association have asked us to let pharmacists know about the Hope Winch Society Reunion Dinner & AGM. The event will be held on Saturday 26th April 2014. Full details can be obtained by clicking on the flyer below.
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![]() The Call to Action consultation for improving health and patient care via community pharmacy closes on Tuesday 18th March. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to influence the way community pharmacy develops and operates in the future. Responses to this consultation will inform and shape the development of the community pharmacy contractual framework. The LPC therefore strongly encourages you to respond to this consultation. Number of responses received will carry weight. You do not need to respond to every question in the consultation framework. The link to the consultation questionnaire is https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/7980adc7 Please do take the time to respond, however briefly, to this consultation. ![]() The Department of Health has announced the new Category M prices which will apply to prescriptions from April until June 2014. The April 2014 prices can be viewed on the NHS Prescription Services website. PSNC and the Department of Health (DH) assess the medicine margin achieved by pharmacy contractors and make adjustments, as necessary. DH and PSNC have agreed a reduction to generic medicine reimbursement prices (Category M) from April 2014 of £10 million per month, equivalent to £120 million in a full year. The Drug Tariff will be amended from April 2014, to reflect this change. The delivery of medicine margin will continue to be assessed, with further adjustments made, as necessary. PSNC’s Head of Finance Mike Dent commented: ‘Whilst we have agreed this adjustment for April, it will be kept under review as further data becomes available on levels of margin being earned. Our ambition is to move to a system that offers greater consistency of margin delivery for contractors, avoiding the large cuts in reimbursement prices seen in October for many years, and we are working with DH to revise the systems for adjusting Category M prices.’ ![]() The government has announced an increase to the NHS prescription charge of 20 pence, to £8.05 per prescription item. This change will come into effect from the 1st April 2014. It was also announced that the prescription charge would again rise by 20 pence in April 2015, to £8.25. The cost of prescription prepayment certificates (PPC) has remained the same for a further year, with the price of a three month PPC at £29.10 and a 12-month PPC at £104. PPCs offer savings for those needing four or more items in three months or more than 13 items in one year. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society North East Pharmacy Forum is putting on an event for professional development which is open to Pharmacists and Pre-Reg's. It is a free event and you do not need to be a member of the RPS to attend. Details of the event are below including a link to book yourself on direct. Any queries regarding this event should be directed to the RPS North East Pharmacy Forum. Event Name:
Professional Development: What can the RPS do for you? (part 1) Event Location: Quality Hotel - Boldon, Witney Way, Boldon, Tyne and Wear, NE35 9PE Event Date/time: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:30 PM Three rotating sessions: RPS Faculty - On a day-to-day basis, what does it mean to me? Do I need to get accredited? How do I get accredited? Mentoring - What is it? How does it work? How can it help me? How can I help others? The NHS post April 2013 - What has changed? What do I need to know? Buffet available from 18:30 with sessions starting promptly at 19:30 NEPF is grateful for educational sponsorship from the following companies: AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd and Takeda UK Ltd Come along to find out more about what the RPS can do for you and your professional development. Due to the nature of the sessions, numbers are limited so please make sure you book your place. Please Note the Online booking has closed. If you would like to attend please email [email protected] or turn up on the night and register there. ![]() This is a reminder that all contractors must submit their annual contract monitoring documentation and complete their Information Governance assurances. The deadline for both of these for 2013/14 is 31 March 2014. Further detail about both can be found below. CONTRACT MONITORING Every Pharmacy needs to submit the following Documentation to the area team.
Linda Bosher Assistant Primary Care Commissioning Support County Durham, Darlington & Tees Area Team Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear Area Team NHS England Rapier House Colima Avenue Sunderland Enterprise Park Sunderland SR5 3XB Direct Dial: 0191 502 6572 Switch Board: 0191 502 6542 Fax: 01325 553096 Email: [email protected] INFORMATION GOVERNANCE All NHS Providers, including community pharmacies, need to provide information governance assurances to the NHS on an annual basis. This is done via the completion of the online information governance toolkit (Version 11). Further information on the information governance requirements for this year can be found on the PSNC Website. This can be accessed by clicking HERE. ![]() IPF Webinar Following on from their previous webinars on The GPHC Inspections and Call to Action the Independent Pharmacy Federation (IPF) is putting on a webinar with Sue Sharpe on the 19th March 2014. Full Details of the Webinar and its contents are below. The event is open to all. What the hell is going on in pharmacy?
Do you want to know what the future might be? Register now for the IPF webinar with Sue Sharpe OBE, Chief Executive of the PSNC. Sue will take part in an IPF webinar on Wednesday 19th March to throw some light onto the current debates affecting pharmacy. Contractors are still waiting for news on the contract development whilst defending themselves from the daily battle with drugs shortages and stock prices. With some in the profession arguing for fewer pharmacies, is it any wonder that contractors are worried about the future? Sue will discuss what is happening now and what the future might look like. With the threat of 3000 pharmacies to close what impact does government policy and controls have on community pharmacy and patients and what are the most significant policy issues? While the 100 hour exemption has been removed does the distance selling exemption and EPS really help patients or is it promoting sharp practice? How can the average contractor balance the national contract with local opportunities? With the potential for new opportunities being developed for community pharmacy and a greater role in delivering better health care for patients, what should a contractor be doing in practice to support these initiatives? You can access the webinar on line or through the telephone. Or why not get a few of your team or colleagues together to watch the webinar and discuss the contents? We can help by providing you with a script to facilitate your discussions. The IPF webinar is a free service for all interested and involved in community pharmacy. We are supported by Johnson and Johnson to deliver this programme of webinars. To register for the webinar click here First Contact Clinical holding a Training event on the 25th March 2014 for Health Checks and Brief Alcohol Intervention.
This course is FREE to all pharmacists and pharmacy staff working for a South Tyneside or Gateshead based organisation. It provides you with an update to the NHS Health Checks and Alcohol Identification and Brief Advice training programs. During the session we will:
Tuesday 25th March 6pm-7:45pm Multipurpose Room, Blaydon Primary Care Centre To book a place on this course please contact Jen Green on 0191 427 4711 or email [email protected] Further to our message sent on the 11th February about the Call to Action Stakeholder events. We have been informed by the LPN that they are cancelling their session that was scheduled for Wednesday 26th February due to small numbers. If you had booked on the 26th February you will need to re-arrange to attend one of the other events.
Places are still available on 25th February (Newburn) and 27th February (Morpeth). To attend those you will need to contact the area team direct. Alternatively you can book on to the 4th March Event at East Boldon through the LPC website by clicking here It is disappointing that one session has been cancelled due to the low numbers booked. This is community pharmacy’s opportunity to influence our own future. The LPC would urge you to book a place on one of the three sessions. Do not rely on someone else to determine your future. ![]() Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC and Co Durham & Darlington LPC have worked closely together to put on a joint event about the New GPHC Inspections. We have arranged for Alison Hopkins (Local GPHC Inspector) to speak to contractors about the new inspection regime. Click Here to find out more. |
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