PSNC is this week launching a new influencing campaign to build wider political support for community pharmacies and ensure that MPs and Peers across Parliament understand the risks to pharmacy services that the current pressures on the sector are causing. In a Parliamentary event to be held tomorrow (Tuesday 15th November) MPs and Peers will
Read morePSNC and NHS England have agreed that the 2022/23 national clinical audit will focus on valproate, with the aim of reducing the potential harm caused by taking valproate during pregnancy. The audit must be completed by all community pharmacy contractors as this is part of their NHS contractual requirements. Read the audit paperwork Contractors will be required to
Read moreMore than half of people (52%) do not feel confident in treating backache and over a quarter of people (27%) would go to their GP or A&E for conditions that they could treat themselves at home, a survey on self-care attitudes has revealed. PAGB, the consumer healthcare association, surveyed over 2,000 adults across the UK about
Read morePharmacy teams are invited to participate in an interview and focus group discussions to explore current practice in community pharmacy regarding the management of individuals who present with bladder and/or bowel incontinence. The opportunity follows a survey conducted earlier this year to gather opinions. Approximately 1 in 5 people experience bladder or bowel leakage and
Read morePSNC is continuing to make progress on addressing the Review Steering Group (RSG) proposals and has today published a series of resources to update contractors and LPCs on this work. PSNC is taking forward the RSG proposals directed at the Committee through its Transforming Pharmacy Representation (TAPR) work programme. Alongside an update on the TAPR
Read moreOn Tuesday 15th November, PSNC will be hosting a Parliamentary drop-in event for MPs. The event will last for roughly two hours, during which MPs will have the opportunity to drop-in and have their blood pressure measured by a fully qualified pharmacist. This event will be a great opportunity to talk to MPs from across
Read morePSNC has today launched an open consultation to hear from contractors, LPCs and others in the sector about their views on the future of community pharmacy. The consultation – which takes the form of an online survey – is the first opportunity within PSNC’s vision project for individuals and organisations to share their thoughts with Nuffield
Read moreOver 80% of pharmacy organisations have now received the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) functionality for Real Time Exemption Checking (RTEC). RTEC enables community pharmacy teams to automatically check if a patient holds a valid exemption reason for entitlement to free NHS prescriptions. If RTEC confirms that a patient holds a valid exemption reason, pharmacy
Read moreCommunity pharmacy contractors are reminded that they must ensure that the correct flu vaccines are being used for each patient cohort and that this is being recorded accurately in the patient’s clinical record for the NHS Flu Vaccination Service. PSNC has been made aware that there have been cases where the standard egg-cultured quadrivalent influenza
Read moreDepartment of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Capimune® (ciclosporin) 25mg, 50mg and 100mg capsules. MSN/2022/096 Tier 3 – High impact Date of issue 7th November 2022 Capimune® brand of ciclosporin 25mg, 50mg and 100mg capsules are out of stock until mid-December 2022. Deximune® brand of ciclosporin 25mg, 50mg
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