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These briefings will assist community pharmacy contractors completing the Data Security and Protection Toolkit (‘Toolkit’) 2021/22: Toolkit completion: Five steps to complete the Toolkit (overview) Toolkit completion: Question-by-question guidance (mandatory questions) (PDF ver) Toolkit completion: Question-by-question guidance (all questions) (spreadsheet ver) Toolkit completion: Using the Data Security and Protection Toolkit’s HQ batch submission feature – step-by-step...

In response to a significant ongoing disruption affecting three Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) medicines, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have issued three new Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs). PSNC’s briefing titled ‘HRT Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) FAQs‘ provides answers to commonly asked FAQs around the new SSPs issued on 29 April 2022 for...

This PSNC Briefing summarises the results of PSNC’s Pharmacy Pressures Survey, which heard directly from a wide range of pharmacy teams and businesses about the impact that the ongoing pressures are having on them and on patient care. PSNC Briefing 013/22: Summary of the results of PSNC’s 2022 Pharmacy Pressures Survey If you have any...

This factsheet explains how to add personal and shared NHSmail inboxes into the Outlook mobile app for pharmacy users of NHSmail and information governance (IG) leads. PSNC Briefing 012/22 IT factsheet – Using NHSmail with the Outlook mobile app If you have queries on this PSNC Briefing or you require more information please contact Daniel Ah-Thion,...

This PSNC Briefing provides information on temporary closures of community pharmacies due to illness or other reasonable cause – beyond the control of the contractor – from 1st April 2022. PSNC Briefing 011/22: Temporary closures of community pharmacies If you have any queries on this PSNC Briefing or you require more information, please contact Gordon Hockey,...