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CE Mubasher Ali Champions Winter Healthcare Initiatives

CPLSC Chief Executive Mubasher Ali highlighted vital winter health initiatives on BBC Radio Lancashire, championing the critical need for flu & COVID vaccine uptake, tackling common misconceptions, and showcasing the indispensable role of community pharmacies in NHS111 & GP minor illness referrals through #PharmacyFirst. These vital services and key tips as discussed during the interview with BBC Radio Lancashire, will help relieve wider system pressures across Primary Care and Public Health. As well as reducing Secondary Care burdens across A&E during the winter surge. Together, we're keeping our communities healthy and resilient this winter! 💉🏥

Pharmacy First Supply Service SLA Released - NOW LIVE

CPLSC are pleased to announce that the SLA alongside the service specification and formulary for the new LSC WIDE Pharmacy First Supply Service has been released. This was circulated by the ICB on 26th June, into Community Pharmacy NHS Shared Mailboxes. The service is NOW LIVE ON PHARMOUTCOMES

February Deadline Tracker

Please follow the link to find the FEBRUARY Deadline Tracker

GP collective action: maintaining a safe pharmacy service

Following on from the GP/BMA collective action, CPLSC would like to highlight the Community Pharmacy England guidance & posters around maintaining a safe pharmacy service. CE Mubasher Ali emphasises the continued phenomenal dedication shown by our contractors & their teams whilst also echoing the need for critical financial backing for the sector to Rt. Hon. Wes Streeting MP

Funding & Medication Supply Crisis CPLSC ITV Media Coverage

Medicines supply issues are a daily battle, Pressures Survey confirms

Community Pharmacy England has released a national report confirming the severe impact of the worsening medicines supply situation on patients and community pharmacies across England. Please click the link for the FULL report, as well as POSTERS and VISUAL RESOURCES for you to display in your Community Pharmacy setting.

CPLSC Pharmacy First Resources - NEW CONTENT ADDED

This is where you will find access to all the KEY links and references with regards preparation, planning , guidelines, support documents for the new national Pharmacy First service which has been announced as part of an an agreement setting out how the £645 million investment pledged within the Delivery plan for recovering access to primary care will be used to support community pharmacy services.

CPCF services and Terms of Service – Important dates

This page provides a list of important dates for the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) which relate to national services.

Hypertension Case-Finding Service

From 1st December 2023, the service can be provided by suitably trained and competent pharmacy staff; previously, only pharmacists and pharmacy technicians could provide the service. For the rest of this page, the term “pharmacy staff” will be used to denote pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other non-registered members of the pharmacy team.

Pharmacy Contraception Service

The PCS started on 24th April 2023, allowing the on-going supply of oral contraception (OC) from community pharmacies. From 1st December 2023, the service can be used to support both initiation and on-going supply of OC.

FREE Community Pharmacy VACANCY ADVERTISEMENT

Community Pharmacy Lancashire & South Cumbria (CPLSC) are pleased to announce a direct opportunity for our contractors to advertise ANY and ALL currently open Community Pharmacy health care setting vacancies. We are very excited to introduce to you a NEW platform which is part of a funded joint venture in direct association with L&SC ICB Careers & Engagement, to really help support the workforce challenges our Community Pharmacies currently face and bring us further in line with Primary Care workforce support across the footprint. For more information, please follow the link below...

Improving Capacity for Pharmacy Teams via NHS Funded Training

Pharmacy First is here - build your pharmacy future with fully funded, flexible training tailored to your skills, experience and individual learning requirements. Courses available for Community Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.