Please see the message below from David Carter, Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC Chairman.
"Your LPC is well aware of the fantastic work that pharmacy teams are doing in these truly chaotic and changing times - as we’re all pharmacists and most of us are on the front line ourselves.
We also understand that you’re being bombarded with information from all sides. With this in mind we are acutely aware the communications from the LPC have had to change. As a consequence you will have noticed that we have reduced the frequency of our local LPC news items and have been utilising the the PCN network and network leads to cascade salient information to contractors via WhatsApp messages.
This method of communication is quick in these fast moving times and LPC news items take a lot of work to compile. The messages can be targeted easily, so please make sure you are in touch with your PCN lead via the WhatsApp groups that have been set up.
As well as keeping in touch with your PCN Lead though, please make sure you are checking your pharmacies NHS Mail for information direct from NHS England as well as ensuring you are on the PSNC Mailing list. See information about PSNC below.
Community Pharmacy teams are the unsung heroes of this pandemic; stoically working tirelessly in incredibly difficult circumstances late into the night for patient benefit.
I know you have all worked harder than ever before over these last few weeks - even being forced to work over Easter when a break would have been most welcome.
I realise, however, that many of you will feel almost overwhelmed with anxiety and stress trying to deal with the pharmacy and your own personal situation. Your patients and wider Society really do appreciate the hard work you are doing - and on a Thursday when the streets are full of clapping neighbours - remember that they are clapping for you!
Keep safe,"
David Carter
We also understand that you’re being bombarded with information from all sides. With this in mind we are acutely aware the communications from the LPC have had to change. As a consequence you will have noticed that we have reduced the frequency of our local LPC news items and have been utilising the the PCN network and network leads to cascade salient information to contractors via WhatsApp messages.
This method of communication is quick in these fast moving times and LPC news items take a lot of work to compile. The messages can be targeted easily, so please make sure you are in touch with your PCN lead via the WhatsApp groups that have been set up.
As well as keeping in touch with your PCN Lead though, please make sure you are checking your pharmacies NHS Mail for information direct from NHS England as well as ensuring you are on the PSNC Mailing list. See information about PSNC below.
Community Pharmacy teams are the unsung heroes of this pandemic; stoically working tirelessly in incredibly difficult circumstances late into the night for patient benefit.
I know you have all worked harder than ever before over these last few weeks - even being forced to work over Easter when a break would have been most welcome.
I realise, however, that many of you will feel almost overwhelmed with anxiety and stress trying to deal with the pharmacy and your own personal situation. Your patients and wider Society really do appreciate the hard work you are doing - and on a Thursday when the streets are full of clapping neighbours - remember that they are clapping for you!
Keep safe,"
David Carter