Registering on Chest for local W&F council services
An opportunity to be part of the Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Community Pharmacy Public Health Services commencing 1st April 2024 to supply the following
Lot 1: Provision of Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC)
Lot 2: Provision of Stop Smoking Support
Lot 3: Provision of Flu Vaccinations for School Staff
This has now been advertised online through The Chest portal, once logged into the portal you can search on the Project information code which is DN703207, this will take you to the tender. Please ensure you register an interest so that you can access all the tender documents.
Please click here for further details.
Please click here to view the step by step guide on how to register.
Please feel free to contact procurement.mailbox.WAF@cumbria.gov.uk if you have any issues.
EHC South Cumbria
Westmorland and Furness Council are the commissioners for this service. All the relevant documents to the EHC service are below
Chlamydia screening packs can now be ordered by using the following email
David Morris – David.Morris@ncic.nhs.uk. This address will be checked every week day by the sexual health team and they will endeavour to deliver packs as soon as possible. This email can also be used if you have a query. As a requirement for the EHC service chlamydia screening kits need to be offered. Please ensure that your kits are in date by checking the expiry dates. If your kits are out of date please email David Morris –
David.Morris@ncic.nhs.uk to order replacements.
HIV testing in pharmacies across Cumbria
HIV Contact Details and NHS email addresses Referrals to Sexual Health clinics should be by email to respective clinic nhs.net email addresses, NOT BY FAX. It still remains the case that pharmacists should also contact the clinic as well by phone. If their nearest clinic is closed at that time, they should contact one of the other hubs. Solway Clinic: Solway Clinic (Behind the Hotel) Centre for Sexual Health Hilltop Heights London Road Carlisle CA1 2NS Telephone: 01228 608989 Contact: Sarah Penrice Email:
Ncm-tr.solwayclinic@nhs.net Derwent Clinic: Workington Community Hospital Park Lane Clinic Workington CA14 2RW Telephone: 01900 705050 Contact: Sarah Penrice Email:
Ncm-tr.derwentclinic@nhs.net Birchwood Clinic: Centre for Sexual Health Furness General Hospital Barrow in Furness LA14 4LF Telephone: 01229 404464 Contact: David Morris Email:
Ncm-tr.birchwoodclinic@nhs.net Kentwood Clinic: Centre for Sexual Health Gillinggate Centre Kendal LA9 4JE Telephone: 01539 716706 Contact: David Morris Email:
Ncm-tr.kentwoodclinic@nhs.net Go get a quick, free, confidential Rapid HIV Test from one of the Pharmacies listed below. This service is open to anyone aged 18+ and you will get the results within 5 minutes. Telephone for an appointment 9 pharmacies across Cumbria are offering HIV testing in community Pharmacy – For a full list below Dalston Inglewood Pharmacy 7 Central Avenue Carlisle Cumbria CA1 3QB Tel- 01228 523312 Dalston Pharmacy Ltd 2 Vicars Cottages Dalston Cumbria CA5 7LW Tel 01228 712506 Brampton Pharmacy Market Place Brampton Cumbria CA8 1RL Tel 016977 2501 J S Urwin 91 Main Road Seaton Workington Cumbria CA14 1JE Tel 01900 67679 Cohens Pharmacy – 62 Rawlinson Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria LA14 2DN Tel 01229 821956 Morrisons Pharmacy Brunswick Road Penrith Cumbria CA11 7JU Tel 01768 862055 Seacliffe Pharmacy High Road Whitehaven Cumbria CA28 9PG Tel 01946 599860 Staveley Pharmacy 6 Main Street Staveley, Cumbria LA8 9LU Tel 01539 821222
Recovery Steps Cumbria
Cumbria Recovery Steps SLA’s Specifications and relevant documents are now available and have been sent to all contractors NHS shared email.
Recovery Steps stakeholder letter Contact Details Telephone – 01900 512300 – One number covering the whole of Cumbria Email – Referrals@recoverystepscumbria.org.uk The services will be operating from the following locations: – 1st Floor Stocklund House, Castle Street, Carlisle CA3 8SY – 92-96 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA14 1RD – 6 Finkle Street, Workington, Cumbria CA14 2AY – 21b Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7DG – Community venues and GP practices in Penrith and Kendal Claiming for prescriptions Please ensure you claim all the prescriptions for Unity before the 1st Sept as the service will be transferred over to Recovery Steps on the 1st. September supervisions will be funded by Unity, and October supervisions are to be funded by Recovery Steps. Any prescriptions that have doses in both months the pharmacist will need to make two entries for the prescription, one on the Unity template for the September doses, and one on the Recovery Steps template for the October doses. These are also attached below:
Our Needle Syringe Provision will be via Orion. They will be contacting the pharmacies to organise and going through the ordering process/subtle differences between products, waste collection arrangements etc. Like for like products will be provided but sometimes there are really subtle differences our service users can pick up on (e.g. 1ml Frontier plunger might not move as smoothly as a 1ml Orion product). Pharmacies will be able to order direct with Orion via their website.
Pharmacies won’t have to wait until end of once a month to get orders – they can just order what they need when they need it.
Pharmacy Take Home Naloxone SLA v1.0 CUMBRIA Cumbria Recovery Steps – Online-Referral-Form Can you review , sign and return to contracts@humankindcharity.org.uk asap, if you are going to deliver the service from 1st Oct 2021 onwards. Please DO NOT return the signed contracts to us as they need to be sent directly to the commissioner. I have also attached the original letter for reference. Please note the email in the letter have been updated to the one above. New service contact details will be sent as soon as the service becomes operational. Recovery Steps Cumbria is the name of the new service commissioner. In the interim,
contracts@humankindcharity.org.uk may be used for any queries. Letter from Recovery Steps Cumbria (Humankind) regarding commissioning of substance misuse services from 1st Oct 2021
Cumbria Recovery Step Humankind Pharmacy letter 16.8.21 They would like to introduce the new service model, Cumbria Recovery Steps, and give you the opportunity to ask any questions at an online event – Powerpoint from the meetings held in October –
Cumbria Addiction Services – Pharmacy presentation (1) (2)
Community Pharmacy Scheme for Paediatrics – Under 18
Please note due to the LSCICB Pharmacy First Supply service GoLive all contractors have been given notice of termination for this service in April 25 and this service will be decommissioned from 1st July 2025
Morecambe Bay CCG have amended the Minor Ailments Scheme so that treatment is restricted to people age 18 and under.
Pharmacy-paediatric-formulary-August-2021 Community Pharmacy Minor Ailments Scheme for Paediatrics – under 18 years of age. Specification Minor Ailments Scheme 2021 22 The eligibility criteria are misleading but it means that anyone under 18 in full time education is eligible for the service, or any person age 16-18 who is not in FTE, but is judged ‘socially vulnerable’. Please can you ensure that the update reaches all your staff and that you print of a copy of the new formulary.
Westmorland & Furness Staff Flu Campaign
2025-2026 Council Flu comms have been released as shown below…
CPLSC would like to inform all our contractors across W&F council with regards to the latest communications that has now been released to all school staff and will also be released to all W&F Council teams on the 29-09-2025 with regards the Council Team Flu offer through our Community Pharmacies (for those that have signed up)
-CPLSC have also been notified that all relevant contractor sites have now been accredited across South Cumbria to do the private flu council staff vaccinations
-The template is also NOW LIVE for an early view and planning and can be used from the 1st October 2025.
–The service is delivered under a private PGD.
-Please ensure the staff member presents with photo ID or proof of council employment. Council /School staff may call the pharmacy to book an appointment, please advise them when your staff are available to administer the vaccine.
Please note that there are no voucher requirements this year, all that is needed to access is proof of ID.
If you are not yet registered and are wanting to provide the service via a private flu vaccination service, you will need to register on the CHEST portal in line with the other locally commissioned services.
For any queries around the CHEST, please e-mail Alyson.Delin@WestmorlandandFurness.gov.uk.
The comms are as follows:
Look after yourself this winter- Book your flu jab now!
From 1st October all council employees and school staff can obtain a free seasonal influenza vaccine (‘flu jab’) via any participating local pharmacy on production of your photo ID badge. It helps to reduce queues and speed up the process if you give the pharmacy a call first to check they have enough vaccine available. You do not need to take along any forms or vouchers.
If you have been offered a flu jab on the NHS it’s fine to have it at the pharmacy if that’s more convenient for you but please do let the pharmacist know you are eligible for an NHS jab so they can accurately record it on your NHS health record.
Flu facts:
- Flu is much more than just a ‘bad cold’ and can lead to serious illness, hospital admission or even death for vulnerable individuals.
- Up to 50% of people may have flu without symptoms but will unknowingly pass it on to others who may be more vulnerable and become very poorly.
- The flu vaccine is safe and effective. The vaccine is inactive and cannot give you flu. The vaccine takes approximately 2 weeks to provide immunity.
- Most people will experience nothing worse than a slightly sore arm and tiredness for a day or so after their jab.
- Flu infections generally peak just before Christmas each year. The ideal time to get your vaccine is before the end of November to make sure flu doesn’t spoil your festive celebrations.
- Your family may also benefit from getting a flu vaccine too- many people are eligible for a free NHS flu vaccine such as:
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- children aged 2-18 years can have a painless nasal flu vaccine spray (at the GP or pharmacy for 2-3 year olds and at school for older children)
- those aged 65 and older
- people with a health condition which can affect their immune system such as diabetes, kidney or liver disease, heart or breathing problems, etc.
- pregnant women
- For those not eligible for a flu jab via the NHS or through their employer, most pharmacies offer flu vaccinations at a reasonable cost- chat to your GP surgery or pharmacist for further information or visit the NHS website https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine/
