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Training Event - 7th May 2014 - Substance Misuse

24/4/2014

A Substance Misuse Shared Care Pharmacy Eduction Event has been arranged for 7th May 2014 at Quality Hotel - East Boldon. The meeting is open to all Pharmacists and their staff involved in substance misuse.

This event will look at the treatment debate.......maintenance v reduction, and clinical governance.

The event will start at 6.30pm with Food & Drink Available from 6pm. You can book using the booking form below.
Quality Hotel - East Boldon - 2nd October 2013

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RPS Event - Up to date: Finding information, CPD into Revalidation, Research - 30th April 2014

15/4/2014

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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society North East Pharmacy Forum is putting on an event about Finding Information, CPD to Revalidation & Research which is open to Pharmacists and Pre-Reg's. It is a free event and you do not need to be a member of the RPS to attend.

Details of the event are below including a link to book yourself on direct.

Any queries regarding this event should be directed to the RPS North East Pharmacy Forum.

Up to date: Finding information,
CPD into Revalidation, Research

The RPS North East Pharmacy Forum is helping you to stay up to date:

A short talk on ‘Finding Information’ will let you know where the best and most efficient places are to search and find clinical information and to support CPD, how RPS membership entitles you to access to various reference sources and databases and what support resources are available to help you find and evaluate information
‘CPD into Revalidation’ will look at what revalidation may look like, how it might differ from current CPD and how you can prepare
The research section of the evening will take a look at how pharmacy can get involved in research, what support is available and where to start
All the above will be complemented by display of research posters from local projects

WHY should I attend?

We all need access to high quality information for clinical care of our patients and for CPD, revalidation is now on the horizon, and increasingly pharmacists are being encouraged to start exploring what research questions need to be answered and how practice research in pharmacies might answer these. This event will support you in your everyday practice as well as looking at how you might develop your practice in the future.

WHEN and WHERE is this event?

Date: Wednesday 30th April
Time: 6.30pm buffet for 7.30pm start
Venue: Quality Hotel, Witney Way, Boldon, Tyne and Wear, NE35 9PE

To book a place, please email events@northeastpharmacyforum.org or book via the NEPF webpage: http://www.rpharms.com/northern-england/north-east.asp
or ring/text 07525 750971

North East Pharmacy Forum is grateful to the following companies for educational sponsorship to facilitate this meeting: Alliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd

AstraZeneca

Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd

Lilly UK

Novo Nordisk

Takeda UK Ltd

Teva UK Limited

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LPC's Response to the Call to Action - Available to Read

3/4/2014

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Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC and Sunderland LPC jointly responded to the national Call to Action following on from events which were put on locally as well as feedback received directly from Contractors.

A copy of our response can be found below.

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Gateshead NHS Health Checks - Not Recomissioned from all Pharmacies

3/4/2014

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It is with some sadness that the LPC has to report that the NHS Health Check service in Gateshead is not being recommissioned from all pharmacies currently offering the service.

The reasons for this are:-

1) Many of the contractors currently offering the service are not active at all, some are doing only a few checks and we have discovered that the council are spending about £1000 per pharmacy per year on software, testing materials, quality control etc. Public health simply cannot afford to pour this much money down the drain.

2) Public health believe that, unless staff are regularly doing health-checks they will de-skill themselves,

3) Public health have carried out a review of the Health Check service and believe that the money spent on poorly performing contractors can be better spent elsewhere - possibly even in other "not yet commissioned pharmacies"

At a meeting to discuss this issue, the LPC were in a very difficult place trying to argue for a continuation of service in those pharmacies not performing.

David Carter (Chair of Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC) said " It's difficult to defend the indefensible, and contractors need to be aware that services will stop if they're not being accessed. It's a different world now, and precious resources need to be targeted in places of most need. We are working very closely with public health in Gateshead and South Tyneside to position pharmacy at the centre of public health"

Carole Wood (Director of Public Health, Gateshead) said " As part of the wider health system reforms implemented due to the Health and Social Care Act 2012, Gateshead Council took on new public health functions from 1 April 2013. This includes responsibility for commissioning a range of public health services. The work programme in the first year following transition has included reviews of most of the public health services to ensure they are delivered in a way that is as effective and efficient as possible and targeting the people who have the greatest health improvement needs. This has included the NHS health checks programme, sexual health services, and substance misuse services. Pharmacies are recognised as playing an important part in the public health delivery system, and we are keen to build on what works well and explore new ways of delivery. The public health team is keen to work with the LPC to ensure we are making the most of opportunities to deliver a high quality and effectively targeted services for the future."

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RPS Event - Ethical Dilemmas - 10th April 2014

3/4/2014

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The Royal Pharmaceutical Society North East Pharmacy Forum is putting on an event about Ethical Dilemmas which is open to Pharmacists and Pre-Reg's. It is a free event and you do not need to be a member of the RPS to attend.

Details of the event are below including a link to book yourself on direct.

Any queries regarding this event should be directed to the RPS North East Pharmacy Forum.

Thursday 10th April 6.30pm for 7.30pm start

Ethical Dilemmas

An Ethical Dilemma often puts you in the position of conflict between your moral and legal obligations. There’s no real easy answer to these dilemmas, however as a pharmacist we must make a decision in the best interests of your patient– that’s what being a professional is all about!

You might need to stand up in court and say “I made this decision, which I believed, as a professional, was in the best interests of the patient…..”

Come along to compare and contrast your view with colleagues as to the best way to approach certain scenarios. Reflecting about actions you would take, or indeed have taken in the past, may change your views and inform your future practice.

All scenarios have been considered so that they are applicable regardless of the sector of the profession in which you work.

This event is also being held on 1st April - Holiday Inn Hotel, Great North Road, Seaton Burn, to enable members in different work/home locations to attend a convenient session.

This event is open to everyone – RPS members as well as non-members

Please book using the following link: http://www.rpharms.com/events-calendar/event/196/ethical-dilemmas

Venue: Middlesborough Teaching and Learning Centre, Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesborough, TS3 8PE

Food and refreshments available from 6.30pm

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New LPC Committee Elected - Take Office from 1st April 2014

1/4/2014

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Gateshead and South Tyneside LPC – Membership with effect from 1 April 2014

The term of office of the current members of the Gateshead and South Tyneside Local Pharmaceutical Committee (LPC) expired on 31st March 2014, a new committee has been elected with effect from 1 April 2014 for a term of 4 years.

Greg Burke, Returning Officer, has sent the following message:

As you may know the LPC comprises 13 members, 7 members representing independent contractors and 6 members representing Company Chemist Association (CCA) members. Following the election process earlier this year with effect from 1 April the membership will be as follows:

Pharmacists representing Independent Contractors

David Carter
Louise Lydon
Sami Hanna
Lisa Simpson
Tracy Groves
Mark Burdon
Aina Osunkunle

Pharmacists representing CCA pharmacies:

·         Emma Morris (Boots)
·         Jenny Graham (Boots)
·         Richard Anderson (Co-Operative Pharmacy)
·         Alex Graham (Lloyds)
·         Jonathan Green (Lloyds)
·         Tomal Karim (Asda)

At the LPC meeting on 27th March the officers of the new committee were voted into post, the appointments are as follows:

·         Chair: David Carter
·         Secretary: Louise Lydon
·         Communications Officer & Vice Chair : Sami Hanna
·         Treasurer: Jonathan Green

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Training Event - 7th May 2014 - Substance Misuse

RPS Event - Up to date: Finding information, CPD into Revalidation, Research - 30th April 2014

LPC's Response to the Call to Action - Available to Read

Gateshead NHS Health Checks - Not Recomissioned from all Pharmacies

RPS Event - Ethical Dilemmas - 10th April 2014

New LPC Committee Elected - Take Office from 1st April 2014

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