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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The service specification for the Lateral flow device tests supply service for patients potentially eligible for COVID-19 treatments (LFD service) has had some minor amendments made to it following discussions between Community Pharmacy England and NHS England. The changes to the specification have been made to make the eligibility criteria section clearer to understand, as [...]
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If the Pharmacy First service is to deliver the maximum possible benefit to patients, the NHS and community pharmacies, it is important that there is a strong relationship between community pharmacies and local general practices. Such strong local relationships will give confidence to general practice teams to make referrals to the Pharmacy First and other [...]
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