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NPA Pharmacy Update Meeting - GDPR, FMD and Revalidation

15/3/2018

Working together Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC, Co. Durham and Darlington LPC and North of Tyne LPC have arranged for the NPA to provide an update on some major topics that are going to have an impact on Pharmacy and Pharmacists.

The meeting will cover

GDPR - General Data Protection Regulations – What is GDPR and when will it be implemented?
FMD - Falsified Medicines Directives. What is FMD, when will it be implemented and what are pharmacies required to do?
Revalidation - What is the new framework, who is affected and when will it be implemented?

We have arranged 2 venues on 2 different dates, one North and one South of the combined LPC's area. You are welcome to attend which ever meeting is most convenient to you. Both meetings will be the same.

The meetings will start with refreshments at 6.30pm with the presentation starting at 7pm.

Details of the 2 dates and locations along with the booking forms can be found below.

17th April 2018 - Holiday Inn Seaton Burn - Event Ended - Slides Below

18th April 2018 - Ramside Hall - Event Ended - Slides Below

NEW PHARMACY SERVICE - Community Pharmacy Referral Service (CPRS) Launch event - 30th Nov 2017

14/11/2017

A new Pharmacy service called CPRS (Community Pharmacy Referral Service) is being launched in the North East. It is being commissioned by NHS England. You may have received some calls about the service from NHS England via colleagues from the regional LPC's.

Co Durham and Darlington LPC, Gateshead and South Tyneside LPC and Sunderland LPC have collaborated to deliver a CPRS launch event and will be co-hosting the event on 30 November 2017 at the Ramside Hall, Durham. DH1 1TD.

The LPCs would be delighted to see as many pharmacies as possible represented at the event. Mike Maguire and Andre Yeung, LPN Chairs and architects of CPRS, will be presenting details of the new pharmacy service and will provide you with all you need to know about CPRS.

The meeting will start at 7pm however refreshments and sponsors will be there from 6pm.
To register for this event please use the booking form below. Some further information about the new service can be found below.

CPRS Summary

Aims of the service

The aim of the service is to appropriately manage patients contacting NHS 111 with low acuity conditions, through referral to a community pharmacy to reduce pressure on the primary and urgent care system, particularly GP out of hours.
The NHS Community Pharmacy Referral Service (‘CPRS’) is available in Northumbria, Tyne & Wear, Durham, Darlington and Tees.

What the service will provide

The agreement is for the pharmacy to provide self-care advice and support. This will include printed information to all people referred to the pharmacy by NHS 111, due to a specified low acuity condition.

The end points of the consultation may include:

advice given only
advice and the sale of an OTC medicine
advice and referral into the pharmacy local MAS (dependent on local commissioning arrangements - please see each service specification)
advice and ‘direct dial’ access to GP to set up appointment (each pharmacy will use a local arrangement for this)
advice and signpost on to another service

How to access the service

Any patient, even those registered with a GP from outside the North East, can access CPRS as they would likely still have attended another care location in the area.
To access the service patients must:

have called NHS111 and been referred are eligible to receive advice and treatment
opt-in
be assessed by the pharmacy, potentially being referred to other health and social care professionals, where appropriate

Patients who wish to consult their GP or other health care provider for their condition are still free to do so.

Timescale

The North East CPRS is due to commence from 4th December 2017 and run until 31 March 2018.

Service Specification

As with all services contractors are advised to read the service specification to make yourselves familiar with the terms and conditions before agreeing to this service. A copy of the spec can be downloaded below.

Register to provide the service

If you are a pharmacy within the specified North East areas and you intend to provide the service between 4 December 2017 and 31 March 2018, you must register your pharmacy’s details with NHS England first by completing the form on the NHSBSA website. This can be accessed byclicking here.

Service Specification

EHC Training 7th November 2017 - Quality Hotel Boldon

31/10/2017

Working with our colleagues at Gateshead Council Public Health we have arranged an EHC training session on the 7th November 2017 for pharmacists in Gateshead & South Tyneside. The training will be held at the Quality Hotel in Boldon. Refreshments will be avialble from 6.30pm 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

Event - 10th October 2017 - Final Flu Training Event Arranged at QE

4/10/2017

Due to the demand of pharmacist still requiring flu training, we have arranged one last session of training with the QE hospital. The training costs £60 and will be held at the QE hospital on 10th October. You can book on the event using the forms below. This will be the last session we can put on for this year so please book asap to avoid disappointment.

Respiratory Update and CCG Project Update - 26th September 2017

21/8/2017

Click Here to download the Agenda

‘One of the key medicines optimisation projects that Newcastle Gateshead CCG is working on this year is around optimisation of inhaled medication. Whilst a lot of the work will be driven by GP practices, they hope to use the skills of community pharmacists through NMS/MUR consultations to support this work.

Through working with Napp Pharmaceuticals, the CCG have been able to secure an In-Check device and a supply of Flo-tone devices for all community pharmacies in the Newcastle Gateshead CCG area. These will be delivered during the month of September.

In-Check and Flo-Tone are devices that can be used during NMS/MUR consultations to teach patients the optimal inspiratory flow rate for their inhaler. The benefits will be seen through ensuring appropriate inhaler devices are prescribed, improving inhaler technique and increasing confidence of patients to self-care.’

To support this initiate a meeting is being put on to give pharmacists in Gateshead and Newcastle a respiratory update as well as the info needed about the project and the devices. The meeting will provide the CPPE Advanced inhaler technique workshop. For those pharmacists who recently have done this we will be filming the other parts of the meetings for you to view on line. So there is no need to attend.

The meeting will be held on the 26th September at the Quality Hotel Boldon.
Refreshments will be provided from 6pm with the meeting to start at 6.30pm

You can book on to the meeting using the form below and the Agenda can be downloaded here

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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