The specification for the Pharmacy Contraceptive Service is now available for pharmacy contractors to download from the NHSBSA website. The specification includes the training requirements for the service. The service will not start on 11th January 2023, as originally planned, but it is expected to commence in early 2023. The exact start date is yet
Read moreThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has published a ten-year vision for the future of pharmacy professional practice in England. The vision, which was co-produced by The King’s Fund, explores how pharmacy teams in all care settings can support improved care for patients and help to address the many health challenges facing the country. It calls for
Read moreIn response to significant ongoing disruption affecting supply of Phenoxymethylpenicillin oral solution, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued three new Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs). The SSPs, introduced with immediate effect, allow community pharmacists to consider different options to enable continued supply of Phenoxymethylpenicillin to mitigate the ongoing supply disruptions affecting this
Read moreFollowing on from our update about antibiotic supply and pricing issues on Friday 9th December, we wanted to share some recent developments. HDA statement The Healthcare Distribution Association (HDA), whose member companies distribute over 90% of prescription medicines on behalf of the NHS, has issued a lengthy statement regarding the availability of Strep A treatments.
Read moreFollowing representations from PSNC and Roche Products Ltd, the Department of Health of Social Care (DHSC) has re-determined that all six Madopar® (Co-beneldopa) preparations meet the special container criteria as outlined in Part II Clause 10 of the Drug Tariff. The NHS dictionary of medicines and devices (dm+d) has now been updated with special container
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Antibiotics for the treatment of Group A Strep. MSN/2022/105 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 12th December 2022 Supplies of antibiotics for the treatment of Group A Strep have seen a surge in demand and may be temporarily in
Read moreNHS England and PSNC have agreed that contractors will only have to participate in one mandatory national health campaign for 2022/23 (pharmacies can be required to participate in up to six health campaigns at the request of NHS England per year). This campaign will be on weight management and will start on Tuesday 3rd January
Read moreA new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Drug Safety Update (Vol 16 Issue 5 December 2022) has been published and includes articles on: Valproate: reminder of current Pregnancy Prevention Programme requirements; information on new safety measures to be introduced in the coming months COVID-19 vaccines and medicines: updates for December 2022 Letters and
Read morePSNC Chief Executive Janet Morrison has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme to discuss antibiotics supply disruption and the disruptive impact this is having on the community pharmacy sector. As part of a wave of national media activity in recent days, Janet highlighted the difficulties pharmacy teams have encountered when trying to get hold
Read moreFollowing on from previous information for community pharmacy teams about invasive Group A streptococcal (or Strep A) infections, we wanted to share a further update about antibiotic supply and pricing issues. Antibiotic Supply The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has told PSNC this afternoon (9th December) that sufficient supplies of antibiotics used to
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