Community pharmacists are able to access fully-funded, flexible training to expand their clinical skills and improve patient care. Courses currently include: Clinical examination skills This training will be delivered online, with optional face-to-face attendance for pharmacists who would find this beneficial. Pharmacists will be required to complete a module on history taking and identification of
Read moreHypertension case-finding service: you must use an IT system from September NHS England has announced that pharmacy owners will need to use an NHS approved clinical IT system to make their clinical records and payment claims for the Hypertension case-finding service from 1st September 2023. To begin with, it is expected the following four IT
Read moreCommunity Pharmacy England has released a summary of the quarterly meeting of the Community Pharmacy IT Group (CP ITG) held in June 2023. IT policy development Community Pharmacy England and CP ITG have pushed for progress on IT workstreams, for example ensuring pharmacy teams have easier access to the right records at the right time.
Read morePharmacy press Boots has announced it will be closing 300 pharmacies across the country over the next 12 months. We have issued the following statement in response to this news. Chief Executive Janet Morrison said: “It is no surprise to read that Boots will be continuing to consolidate a number of its stores over the next
Read moreIn an amendment to the NHS England advice in our previous news story, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced from 1st August 2023, that Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) claims for payment should be submitted within one month of, and no later than three months from the claim period for the chargeable activity provided.
Read moreThe General Medical Council (GMC) has published a report which addresses the impact of NHS workforce crisis on medical professionals. The report warns that urgent action is needed to break a ‘vicious cycle’ of unmanageable workloads, dissatisfaction, and burnout in the workforce. Read GMC’s statement: ‘Vicious cycle’ must be broken to tackle NHS workforce crisis,
Read morePharmacy press Nearly 100,000 more people with cardiovascular disease than expected have died since the start of the pandemic in England, according to analysis published by the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Read BHF’s press release Director of NHS Services, Alastair Buxton, said: “It is concerning to hear that there have been tens of thousands of
Read moreThe Community Pharmacy England Committee will have a full meeting in July and we are seeking input from all pharmacy owners ahead of that. Our Negotiating Team is currently working hard through the negotiations on the Primary Care Access Plan to make the most of the £645m investment of new money for the community pharmacy
Read morePharmacy press Ministers have announced that all those aged 60 and over will remain eligible for exemption from the NHS prescription charge. This is the Government’s official response to a 2021 public consultation that recommended raising the free prescription threshold to meet the state pension age at age 66. Read the consultation outcome in full Chief
Read morePharmacy press The Government has responded to the Hewitt Review on integrated care systems (ICS) and the Health Committee’s report on the autonomy and accountability of these systems. Government response to the HSCC report and the Hewitt Review on integrated care systems The Hewitt Review, published in April, suggested that the recruitment of pharmacists in Primary Care
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