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As the provision of clinical services in community pharmacies continues to grow, pharmacy professionals who want to update their knowledge of best practice in record keeping can access the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education Documenting in patient clinical records e-learning programme. This learning programme will support pharmacy professionals to: Summarise the legal and regulatory requirements [...]

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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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Following a request by Community Pharmacy England, NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care have agreed to extend the claim period for the Discharge Medicines Service (DMS) to three months; currently claims have to be made by the 5th of the month following that in which the final stage that the pharmacy [...]

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LPCs across Cheshire and Merseyside have been reviewing Pharmacy First data and have identified several referrals from GP practices where a pharmacy has rejected a referral where a Minor illness consultation could have been completed and claimed. The data also showed examples of where the rejection message showed that a consultation had taken place, but [...]

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The Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) has launched a Common clinical conditions e-learning programme. This e-learning programme is designed to help update pharmacy professionals’ knowledge and skills to help with the management of common clinical conditions and minor ailments that may present themselves in community pharmacy. The programme contains practical tips and advice on [...]

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