Good Afternoon Stakeholders
 
Leaflets.....Posters.....Models.......Public Health Campaign Briefings......Stakeholders.....Workshops.....Networks
 
Thank You to the stakeholders who have been involved in the series of workshops we have hosted following the closure of the Public Health Information Resource Service earlier this  year. The workshops have been invaluable in helping us to identify the key issues for stakeholders, in terms of access to public health information and resources. The workshops have been solution focused and we have been able to create new opportunities that will enable key elements of the Public Health Information Service to continue and develop into the future.
 
Final Stakeholder Event : 4th September 2014, 2-4pm
 Central Library, South Shields, NE332PE
 
The event will also include an opportunity to register with our new service to enable stakeholders to loan out the Public Health Models/DVDS/Training Packs/Literature.
 
Everybody is welcome..................Please confirm your attendance with Emma Knight  emma.knight@southtyneside.gov.uk as soon as possible as places will be limited. Thank You.
 
Please feel free to circulate this email to any relevant colleagues/networks. Thank You.

The LPC have arranged a Mental Health Training evening.  The evening will have 2 speakers and will cover Mental Health First Aid and Dementia.

Kathryn Sumner - CBT Therapist Talking Therapies - Mental health First Aid
Inspector Ken Crossley - (Missing People) 
Jenny Graham - Community Pharmacist & Dementia Friends Trainer 

This training is of benefit to all who work in pharmacies, especially the frontline staff, so we urge the whole team to attend.

The training will take place on Thursday 11th September, at The Quality Hotel, Boldon, 6pm for light buffet and 6.30pm start, the training should last approx. 2hours, with an opportunity for Questions and Answers.

Following attendance at the training all delegates will be awarded 'dementia friend status', if they are happy to accept this. you may have seen the National publicity around this campaign.  https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk

Please book onto this session asap using the form below, as limited spaces.

The LPC is holding its committee meeting just prior to this event and will be staying on for the Mental health training so it will also be an opportunity for you to meet the committee members.

The SLA (Service Level Agreement) for the CNTW Pharmacy Flu service can now be downloaded from the Northern Pharmacy Website.  You can Click Here to access the page direct.

This is the contract between your pharmacy and the area team.  You will need to make sure that the responsible person in your pharmacy reads and understands the SLA.  They will then need to sign and send the signature page to Linda Bosher at linda.bosher@nhs.net

To make things easier for you you can also download a single signature page from the Northern Pharmacy Site.

When emailing Linda please copy in (cc) your LPC Flu lead.

In Gateshead, South Tyneside & Sunderland this is myself Sami Hannasami.hanna@gandstlpc.net.
In North of Tyne it is Ann Gunning anngunning@northtynelpc.org.uk
If you are in Cumbria please contact Jeff Forster as they have a slightly different procedure. jeff.forster1@me.com

Should you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact our flu Lead Sami

P.S.  Don't forget to update your accreditation on PharmOutcomes.  If you still require training we have one live date left on the 19th August.  This or the online only training can be booked through the Northern Pharmacy Site
 

The training record module is now active on PharmOutcomes. Please ensure you enter the date you were trained for providing the 2014/15 Flu vaccination service. 

The module for recording (and therefore claiming payment) flu vaccinations administered, will only be activated for pharmacies when details of the pharmacist’s training have been entered.
 
The relevant information is on the ‘Services’ page of PharmOutcomes.

Novartis Training  -  PLEASE NOTE

If you are using the LPC organised Novartis training and are eligible for the online training only you still need to go on to the Northern Pharmacy website, register and pay for this years update.  We have had a few queries were people have assumed they would get access codes sent to them automatically.  This is not the case.  You need check your own eligibility then sign up using the online form.  You will then receive a confirmation email which contains instructions and codes to access the online modules.

It's August now and the Flu season is just around the corner. 

As you will know the LPC's across the region have been working with each other and the NHS Area Team to build on previous years pharmacy flu services.   Both the LPC and the Area Team are hoping for the service to grow this year and you will have seen plenty of communications coming through about the necessary training and how to obtain stock. 

All the resources you need to provide the NHS flu service this year are located on our Northern Pharmacy website (www.northernpharmacy.net).  The NHS service will be start from the 1st Septmebr 2014 so you need to be preparing from now by training, promoting to patients and procuring stock.

Radio Advertising

This year for the first time (in collaboration with all the Northern LPCs) we have organised radio advertising to help drive the public into community pharmacies for vaccination!

Advertising the flu service is a real first for the LPC and hopefully it will help us all to provide this important innoculation service to the vulnerable members of our society in particular the under 65 at risk  and pregnant women.   If you’ve not yet done so, it’s not too late to book your training and order vaccine supplies with early delivery dates.  See www.northernpharmacy.net
Pleas note if you plan to use Novartis Vaccines and wish for early delivery you need to fill in the form on the northern pharmacy website and return it by 8th August.  If you have already ordered stock you will need to email Novartis to ask them forearlier delivery dates.

Preparation NOW will mean you are ready to start the service as soon as vaccine is available in September.

Should you have any queries about offering the service please don't hesitate to contact Sami our Flu Lead.

Further to our message last week the Primary Care Team have now completed the move from Rapier House into the NHS Area team offices located in Newburn and Darlington.

Below is a copy of the letter confirming and explaining the detail as well as a useful Contact number guide.  A copy of the Contact Numbers will also be placed on our resource pages for future reference.

We have now published our annual report for 2013/14 and opened up our virtual AGM.  You can download a copy of the annual report and vote on our AGM Page by clicking here

We would encourage all contractors in Gateshead & South Tyneside to cast their votes.