PSNC is increasingly hearing from pharmacy teams who are struggling to cope with ongoing financial and operational pressures, and who are concerned about the impact that the strain on the sector will ultimately have on patients. We are continuing to raise this with policy-makers, making clear the consequences that their decisions are having. To further support those discussions,...
More than 22 million jabs have been delivered by community pharmacy-led COVID vaccination sites in the past 12 months. Pharmacies have been central to the Government’s COVID response, and the latest figures from NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) show just how significant a contribution they have made to the vaccination efforts. As well as the...
Community pharmacy teams are reminded to make use of the NHS Service Finder online search tool. The NHS Service Finder provides fast, accurate online information about local health and social care services. This enables pharmacy staff to signpost patients to the most appropriate care, removing the need to refer to outdated directories. Searches can be...
Amidst growing calls for key workers (including NHS staff) to be prioritised to receive COVID tests, NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSE&I) has advised primary care teams of how to escalate requests for testing needed for their staff. In NHSE&I’s Primary Care Bulletin of 30th December 2021, contractors were advised to get in touch with their regional NHSE&I team...
As high demand for Lateral Flow Device (LFD) test kits continues, community pharmacy contractors now have until the end of January 2022 to submit their December 2021 claims for the Pharmacy Collect service. The UK Health Security Agency, Department of Health and Social Care, and NHS England and NHS Improvement have agreed to a request...
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