Yearly Archives: 2022

/2022

Flu vac: changes to training requirements for 2022/23

Community pharmacy contractors are required to demonstrate that all vaccinators (including pharmacists) providing the flu vaccination service in their pharmacy have the skills needed to do so. From the 2022/23 flu vaccination season, pharmacists and other vaccinators providing the Flu Vaccination Service now only need to attend face-to-face training for both injection technique and basic [...]

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Flu vac: service spec published

The flu vaccination service specification has been published by NHS England; The national Patient Group Direction (PGD) and a national protocol to support provision of flu vaccinations will be published shortly; The service will commence on Thursday 1st September 2022; Training requirements have been updated to allow more flexibility for contractors and pharmacists; and Claims [...]

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August 2022 Price Concessions 1st Update

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today (16/08/2022) granted the following initial list of price concessions: Drug Pack size Price concession Aciclovir 400mg tablets 56 £3.08 Alendronic acid 70mg tablets 4 £13.20 Amoxicillin 250mg/5ml oral suspension sugar free 100 £1.99 Brimonidine 0.2% eye drops 5 £5.11 Chlorpromazine 100mg tablets 28 £29.32 Citalopram [...]

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Vaccine Supply Notification: Varicella vaccine (live) powder and solvent for suspension/solution for injection 0.5ml vials (Varivax® and Varilrix® )

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a vaccine supply notification for Varicella vaccine (live) powder and solvent for suspension/solution for injection 0.5ml vials (Varivax® and Varilrix®). VSN/2022/001 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 12th August 2022 Limited supplies of Varivax® and Varilrix® injection are available until mid-October 2022. A clinical [...]

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Medicine Supply Notification: Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate 100mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules

Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate 100mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules. MSN/2022/069 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue 11th August 2022 Hydrocortisone sodium phosphate 100mg/1ml solution for injection ampoules are currently in very limited supply and stocks are likely to be exhausted [...]

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