Monthly Archives: July 2024

In response to significant ongoing disruption to the supply of some Quetiapine tablets, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued nine new Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs). The nine new SSPs, introduced with immediate effect, allow community pharmacists to consider different options to enable continued supply of quetiapine tablets to mitigate the ongoing [...]

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Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has issued a medicine supply notification for Ipratropium bromide 250micrograms/1ml and 500micrograms/2ml nebuliser liquid unit dose vials. MSN/2024/076 Tier 2 – medium impact Date of issue: 15th July 2024 Ipratropium bromide 250micrograms/1ml and 500micrograms/2ml nebuliser solution is in limited supply until late March 2025. Ipratropium bromide 20microgram/dose inhalers [...]

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New health ministers have been announced by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) following the 2024 General Election. Stephen Kinnock MP has taken on the role of Minister of State for Care, with a wide-ranging portfolio that includes community pharmacy, alongside other primary and community services and adult social care. Other appointments included [...]

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Pharmacy owners and their teams (including locums) are asked to consider participating in an evaluation of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF) 2019-24 clinical services. NHS England has commissioned RAND Europe to conduct an independent evaluation of clinical services under the CPCF (also known as the ‘pharmacy contract’). The evaluation aims to gather input from [...]

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NHS England has announced a new expression of interest (EOI) process for pharmacy owners that wish to take part in the COVID-19 Vaccination Service from a location away from their pharmacy and are able to assist with the provision of further fixed sites services and/or outreach vaccination services. Each NHS England regional teams will determine what services [...]

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