 Summary Care Record (SCR) access for pharmacy is being rolled out nationally. Locally NHS England met with the regions LPC's yesterday to discuss its roll out locally and we will send out details of finalised plans as soon as we can. In the meantime Pharmacists and GPHC registered Technicians who wish to have access will need to have completed the CPPE package on SCR's. Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC would encourage you to get the package done as soon as possible so you are ready for local implementation.
Click here to access the CPPE package and don't forget to log any relevant CPD. We understand that 'contractors' will be able to claim a £200 fee for help towards implantation in their pharmacies via the drug tariff. The March 2016 Drug Tariff, published yesterday, notified pharmacy contractors that to support the implementation of the Summary Care Record (SCR) to community pharmacies, they will be paid an allowance of £200 from the 1 March 2016, subject to certain conditions being met. The £200 allowance will be triggered when the pharmacy contractor has submitted the SCR in Community Pharmacy Usage Agreement to the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) and accessed the SCR. The allowance will only be paid once, irrespective of any subsequent premises merger, sale or relocation. The allowance will be time-limited and cease on the 31 March 2017. In order to receive the allowance pharmacy contractors are required to:
The relevant regulations which pharmacy contractors must adhere to are set out in Schedules 4 and 7 of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical and Local Pharmaceutical Services (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2016. Commenting on the funding, PSNC has said the following "PSNC is pleased that the rollout of community pharmacy access to the NHS Summary Care Record (SCR) is moving ahead. It will be an important enabler for the more clinically focussed community pharmacy service that the profession wants to see develop. Additionally, in time it should help us to make the case for full read and write access to shared care records which will further enhance patient care and collaboration with other healthcare professionals, particularly those working in general practices. The costs that pharmacy contractors will incur if they choose to rollout SCR access will vary depending on the individual pharmacy; the £200 payment to pharmacy contractors included in the March 2016 Drug Tariff represents a contribution to those costs. When the Secretary of State for Health provided funding to NHS England to enable SCR access in community pharmacies, he made this conditional on pharmacy contractors sharing the cost of rollout with the NHS."
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 Malcolm Goldie, a former LPC secretary and treasurer of G&ST LPC, sadly died on 1st February in hospital following a debilitating illness. He was buried on 2nd February. He was a well respected member of the LPC exec and a real champion of Pharmacy. He was a true Gentleman and always had a lot of time for Pharmacists, new and old. David Carter, Chairman of the Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC sums up how everyone felt about him. James Malcolm Goldie was a pharmacy legend in the North East; and his passing recently is a big loss for the whole profession of pharmacy and the community.
I have known Malcolm personally as a friend for more than 25 years, firstly as a community pharmacy contractor in Sunderland; and more latterly as the secretary of our LPC when he retired from his pharmacy. Throughout that time he has always amazed me with his drive and energy for community pharmacy and life. He was an amazing man with so many hobbies and interests - it's almost better to describe what he wasn't interested in! Amongst his interests he had a love of wood-work and had a room in his home (complete with extractor fan) dedicated to producing beautiful works of wood for family and friends. He was a watch repairer, a bow-tie maker, a glass engraver, a lover of whisky, developed software for computers and even was an undertaker for the Jewish community - the list goes on. He was honoured with a fellowship of the RPS, was a member of the worshipful society of apothecaries in London, and recently was awarded the title of visiting professor at the university of Sunderland. He was very supportive to me and other LPC colleagues in the many years he was the secretary of G&ST and we will miss him, - his wit, bow tie and sayings most of all...he would always say "you get nowt for nowt and precious little for sixpence" when we tried to negotiate fees, or "your blood's worth bottling!" Our thoughts are with Malcolm's wife, Denise, and her family at this sad time. David Carter Chairman Gateshead & South Tyneside LPC  First Contact Clinical have asked us to distribute the following flyers for Health check training in South Tyneside. You can book directly on the first contact clinical website. NHS Health Check New advisor http://firstcontactclinical.co.uk/Courses/NHS-Health-Check-Level-3-NEW-ADVISOR NHS Health Check Refresher http://firstcontactclinical.co.uk/Courses/NHS-Health-Checks-Level-3-Refresher They have also released further dates for the Change4life training programme. Please visit their website for more information on the courses available http://firstcontactclinical.co.uk/Courses If you have any queries please contact Leigh Craig at First Contact Clinical direct. Leigh Craig Office Administrator Email: [email protected] Tel: 0191 427 4711 Business Works South Shields Henry Robson Way Station Road South Shields NE33 1RF
 PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is conducting an independent assessment of the costs, systems and usage of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) in community pharmacies. This work is being undertaken on behalf of HSCIC, along with PSNC, NHS England and NHS Employers.
All pharmacy staff can now take part in this work by completing PwC’s online EPS survey by Friday 19th February 2016; it will take around 10 minutes to complete. PwC would like input from all community pharmacy team members, therefore multiple members of staff at each pharmacy can complete the survey if they wish. Staff at multiple head offices may also complete the survey in relation to specific pharmacies. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Callum Foster, PwC Project Senior Manager, on 0191 269 4221, or PSNC EPS Lead Daniel Ah-Thion. Why is this work important for pharmacy teams? This work is vital to ensure that any additional costs associated with the use of EPS can be assessed and then considered in future funding negotiations. PSNC therefore encourages pharmacy team members to complete the survey and make sure their experience of using EPS is heard. The survey is part of a larger piece of work that was agreed with NHS England as part of the 2015/16 community pharmacy contractual framework funding settlement; find out more at: psnc.org.uk/our-news/eps-costing-study-commences  PSNC has today published a set of service proposals that describe how pharmacy services could develop in the future within the context of Government drives for efficiency. The proposals include the introduction of a care package, which would see repeat dispensing becoming a default option where medicines are needed on a long-term basis, patient registration at pharmacies, and pharmacies offering enhanced medicines optimisation services. Pharmacies would also offer inhaler technique checks and advice routinely, undertake targeted prescription interventions, support for patients after discharge from hospital and offer minor ailments and emergency supply services. The document comes as part of the discussions with the NHS following the 17th December open letter in which the Government announced a number of plans for community pharmacy including a £170m reduction in funding. The Government highlighted the need for efficiencies but also stated that it wanted to develop a clinically focussed community pharmacy service. The Department of Health (DH) and NHS England have no specific proposals on how to develop that clinically focussed community pharmacy service, so they invited PSNC to propose service development options for discussion. The proposals offer a possible way to develop the pharmacy service in order to meet the NHS and Government’s stated aims for patient care, and PSNC will undertake further development work on them subject to the response they receive from DH and NHS England. The proposals are set out in three phases, in recognition of the need to allow the wider NHS and community pharmacy to adopt them in a controlled manner that also allows time for other enablers, such as IT, to be put in place. You can read a summary of PSNC’s service development proposals by downloading the PDF below   As you will know from previous communications the DoH has announced the pharmacy cuts and subsequent ideas to change the community pharmacy landscape. Understandably this has caused much unrest and anxiety within our profession. The LPC’s in region have worked together with the RPS North East to put on a conference in the area to allow you the opportunity to hear and discuss any issues around the new proposals with the leaders of our national bodies. These changes are so fundamental and profound that the LPC strongly urges you to attend this conference. We will have the chief executives of PSNC and CCA as well as the chairs of NPA and the RPS English Pharmacy board present. You will be able to hear what has been happening on a national level first hand as well as contribute to the discussion and perhaps influence any outcomes. You must book yourself on via the RPS booking portal as soon as possible as we believe this will be over subscribed. http://www.rpharms.com/events-calendar/event/2317/community-pharmacy-what-does-the-future-hold The conference will be held at Ramside Hall on Sunday 28th February 11am - 4.30pm. Lunch will be provided. The flyer below gives you a little more information.  |
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