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Event - EHC Training - 5th September 2017 - Quality Hotel Boldon

4/8/2017

Working with our colleagues at Gateshead Council Public Health we have arranged an EHC training sessions on 5th September 2017 for Pharmacists in Gateshead & South Tyneside. The training will be held at the Quality Hotel in Boldon. Refreshments will be avialbe from 6.30pn with the training starting at 7pm

This training will cover you for face to face training requirements in Gateshead and South Tyneside. Booking early will avoid disappointment as EHC sessions tend to get booked up very quickly.

You can book using the form below.

Flu Training - QE Hospital 10th and 23rd August - Book Soon to avoid disappointment

5/7/2017

As you will know Pharmacy is being commissioned again this year to provide the Flu vaccinations. Full details can be found on the PSNC Website.

In order to offer flu services pharmacists must be trained every 2 years with an update in between.

Gateshead and South Tyneside LPC, working with the QE Hospital have arranged a flu training event that will enable you to offer the flu service. The training can act as an update or as full face to face training. It will also give you a private PGD to use.

The training costs £60 and will be held at the QE hospital on 10th August and the 23rd August. You can book on either event using the forms below.

Don't forget about Locums or Pre-Reg Pharmacists. If you have regular locums or a pre-reg who will be qualifying soon you may wish to pass this information on as they may be able you to offer the service within your pharmacy and thus help you to maximise this opportunity.

QE Hospital - Thursday 10 Aug 2017 - 18:30-20:30

QE - Hospital - Wednesday 23 Aug 2017 - 18:30-20:30

(RSPH) Level 2 in Understanding Health Improvement - 18th July 2017

21/6/2017

The LPC have arranged training to help you with one of the elements for Healthy Living Pharmacy. This training will help you achieve Level 2 in Understanding Health Improvement. It is aimed for Health Champions who hope to help their pharmacies become accredited as Health Living Pharmacies. The event is an all day event and as well as helping you achieve the award will also help you undertand and implement a Health Living Pharmacy.

The training event is a whole day event and will cover all aspects of the qualification including the exam on the day as well as materials. It is being held on the 18th July 2017 at the Quality Hotel East Bolden. The cost per person is attending is £100. Bookings can be made via the booking form below.

Quality Points - Healthy Living Pharmacy - Engagement Event - 13th June 2017

7/4/2017

The LPC is putting on an event for Pharmacists and their staff to attend and find out about Health Living Pharmacies and how they become accredited to enable them to meet the QP Criteria for Health Living Pharmacy. We will have a Healthy Living Pharmacy expert to discuss the concept as well as discuss the requirements and future training that will be put on to get you up and running.
The event will start at 7pm with refreshements available from 6.30pm at the Quality Hotel - East Boldon.

Slides from this evening can be dowloaded below.

GP - Pharmacist Collaboration Meeting - 30th March 2017

1/3/2017

The LPC is pleased to announce that a meeting is being arranged to bring Community Pharmacists and GP's to together in South Tyneside. The meeting will bring together Pharmacists and GP's together to learn about each others sector as well discuss how we can work colabratively. It will be an opportunity to meet your local GP's and share good practice as well as develop future working ideas.

This event is funded by South Tyneside CCG who are keen to foster good working realtionships between the two professions. We would urge each pharmacy to send a pharmacicst or a reperesantive to this meeting. Please let your us know if there are any specific issues you wish to be raised.

The meeting will be held at the Quality Hotel, Boldon on the 30th March 2017 start at 6.30pm and refreshments will be available from 6pm. An Agenda will follow shortly and will include discussions on Think Pharmacy First, Updates from LPC and LMC as well as discussions with GP's for ideas of future work.

Please use the form below to book on to this meeting.

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Brief Alcohol Interventions Service Training for South Tyneside Pharmacies - 21st March 2017

17/2/2017

Pharmacies in South Tyneside are being paid for Brief Alcohol Interventions as part of the Public Health Service Contract. This funding is wrapped up with Smoking cessation and NHS Health Checks. South Tyneside Pubic Health have arranged for Fist Contact Clinical to provide a training session to train pharmacists and their staff on Brief Alcohol Interventions as well as how the service works in South Tyneside. The training includes new elements to the service so is open to pharmacies who are already providing the service as well those new to the service.

The training session is open to pharmacist and staff and will be held at the Quality Hotel East Boldon on the 21st March 2017 .
Refreshments will be available from 6pm with the meeting starting at 6.30pm.

You can book on to the training by using the form below.

Quality Payments Briefing Event & Dementia Training - 7th February 2017

20/1/2017

Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC have arranged an to support you with the forthcoming implementation of quality payments and how to maximise your points. This scheme is part of the imposed new pharmacy contract.

This event is open to key staff involved in the QP (Quality Payments) scheme at the pharmacy and will compose of a presentation from the NPA on the new imposed pharmacy contract and the Quality Payments scheme. Following a small break we will also have a dementia friends training session. This is one of the Quality Payment indicators where 80% of your patient facing staff need training.

This event is a primarily for those key staff who need to understand more about the quality payment scheme and its implementation in your pharmacy. We anticipate that this event will be over subscribed so would restrict it to just one or two people from each pharmacy. It will be held at the Quality Hotel Boldon on the 7th February 2017 at 7pm with a hot buffet from 6.30pm.

We are also holding 2 more dementia friends events which will be open to all staff. These will be held on the
28th Feb 2017 and 29th March 2017. Both will start at 7pm with a hot buffet from 6.30pm

Please use the registration forms below to book on the relevant event.

Quality Payment Briefing & Dementia Training - 7th February 2017 -

Dementia Training - 28th February 2017

Dementia Training - 29th March 2017

Inhaler Technique & COPD Training - 17th Nov 2016

3/11/2016

Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC, have arranged an education evening to discuss Respiratory guidelines and how they are being implemented locally. The training will also include inhaler technique on both older inhalers as well as the plethora of new to market inhalers. We have secured Dr Shipley, Respiratory consultant, and Bev Robson, Respiratory Nurse Specialist to present on the evening.

This will be an excellent opportunity to get some CPD under your belt and will really help your practice and ensure patients are getting the best care possible from your pharmacy.
It will also be useful clinical information to help you in providing advanced services such as MUR's and NMS as well as background knowledge for the Clinical Effectiveness targets in the newly announce Quality Payments.

The event is free and will be held on the 17th November 2016 at the Quality Hotel in East Boldon. Refreshments will be available from 6.30pm with the meeting starting at 7pm
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Please use the booking form below to register. The meeting is open to pharmacists and staff.

Brief Intervention for Alcohol Service in South Tyneside - Training - 13th January 2015

23/12/2015

In South Tyneside part of the councils rolled up block contract for public health includes Brief Intervention on Alcohol. All pharmacies will need to be offering this service. The LPC has arranged training with First Contact Clinical for Pharmacists and their staff on this important service.

The training will be held at the Quality Hotel in East Boldon on 13th January 2016. 6.30pm - 9.30pm. Refreshments will be available. If your pharmacy is in South Tyneside make sure you and your staff are trained. You can register yourself on to the course using the form below.

PILOT SERVICE - COPD SCREENING,

13/8/2015

10 pilot site pharmacies needed!!

Following collaborative working with the British Lung Foundation, TEVA Respiratory and G&ST LPC we are pleased to advise of a COPDscreening pilot to take place in Community Pharmacy.

We require 10 community pharmacies to come forward across GH & ST, who have an active stop smoking service, consultation room, dedicated staff and a committed pharmacist.

Full training on spirometry, COPD update, screening questionnaire, etc will take place on
Wednesday 9th September, at The Quality Hotel, Boldon,
6pm for drinks and buffet
6.30-8.30pm for training.

Please register your interests by filling in the Event form below and pharmacies that come forward will be mapped against COPD prevalence demographics and the most suitable pharmacies selected.
You can bring extra staff with you to the training session.

PLEASE NOTE
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Unfortunately due to circumstances outside of our control we are having to postopone this event. We hope to have it re-arranged as soon as we can. Currenlty it is looking like it will need to be in October. As we do not have a date yet we will advertise it again through the news feed and you will be able to re-book at that time.

We are sorry for any inconvenience. Should you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact us.

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